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7 Lives

Synopsis

A modern day It's a Wonderful Life about a man who gets attacked on his way home from work and falls into a parallel world where he 'lives' 6 other lives including a rockstar, a homeless and the very same 'hoody' that attacked him. It transpires that he was on his way home to confess to his wife of an affair but these other lives help him to re-evaluate his priorities and values.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 mins
Format
Super 16mm, HDV
Director
Paul Wilkins 1st Feature
Producer
Chris Johnson
Co-Producer
Chris Johnson
Editor
Nigel Galt
Screenwriter
Paul Wilkins
Director of Photography
John DeBorman
Composer
Michael Price
Principal cast
Danny Dyer, Mary Stockley, Kate Ashfield

Genre

Action

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Starfish Films

99, White Lion Street
London N1 9PF
UK

T +44 (0)20 7833 9881

7lives@starfishfilms.co.uk

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