Project Detail

Rotten Apple

Synopsis

Growing up on a deserted farm a precocious boy spends his days contemplating the ironies of his austere life with his father. Lost in despair and frustration his father has no time for affection and the two hardly ever speak. One day a mysterious woman visits the farm and the men’s estrangement spirals into a rivalry for mother’s love. Her transient passing makes them realise something about themselves.

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 mins
Format
HD/35mm
Director
Ralitza Petrova
Producer
Zara Balfour, Paul Zabihi
Co-Producer
Zara Balfour, Paul Zabihi
Editor
Ralitza Petrova
Screenwriter
Ralitza Petrova
Director of Photography
Namone Mercer
Production Designer
Henrietta Thomas
Sound
Gernot Fuhrmann
Composer
Birger Clausen
Principal cast
Nathaniel Gleed, Tania Kereishi, Glenn Conroy

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Production Status

Production Company

Picture on the Wall

022 Hurlingham Studios
01 Ranelagh Gardens
London SW6 3PA
UK

T +44 (0)20 8834 7440

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Sales Company

Picture on the Wall

022 Hurlingham Studios
01 Ranelagh Gardens
London SW6 3PA
UK

T +44 (0)20 8834 7440

M +44 (0)7976 694 338

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