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Twenty8k

Synopsis

When a teenage boy is accused of a fatal gang shooting, his showbiz journalist sister attempts to clear his name. She is soon caught up in a hidden world of corrupt cops, media manipulation and a notorious gang, the TWENTY8K.
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Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Features
Running time
106 mins
Format
RED
Director
Neil Thompson, David Kew
Producer
Neil Thompson, Martin Carr
Executive Producer
John Harrison, Mike Harrison, Alex Kolakis
Editor
David Kew
Screenwriter
Jimmy Dowdall, Paul Abbott
Director of Photography
Mike Beresford Jones
Production Designer
Chris Richmond
Sound
Nigel Albermaniche
Composer
Ruth Barrett, Jake Gosling
Principal cast
Parminder Nagra, Stephen Dillane, Jonas Arrmstrong, Kaya Scodelario, Nichola Burley, Kierston Wareing, Michael Socha.
Associate Producer
Kellie Stevenson

Genre

Action

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Formosa Films

3 Mills Studios
Three Mill Lane
London
E3 3DU
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 8709 8700
Fax: +44 (0)20 8709 8701

Sales Company

AV Pictures

103 Baker St
Caparo House
London
W1U 6LN
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7317 0140
Fax: +44 (0)20 7224 5149

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