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Synopsis
Frank, a crooked businessman, runs; The Apollo. A venue in the heart of Glasgow, famous for the iconic bands it hosted. Supported by his cronies, mostly hoods and part time gangsters. Frank profits from the business but has no interest in its social significance. His 3 sons (all in their 20’s) are: Andy; training to be a priest, Mark; an ex-soldier, and Ian; Studying at University. Frank also has an illegitimate son called Beattie, who suffers from epilepsy. Each of the sons are very different and the film explores the character development of these young men over the space of 3 days and in the epilogue. Where the action jumps forward to 3 months later.
The film incorporates live action (re-enactments) of gigs which took place at the time at the Apollo.
Details
- Year
- 2027
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 98 min
- Director
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Eve Leonard-Walsh 2nd Feature
- Producer
- Eve Leonard-Walsh
- Executive Producer
- Luke Worster
- Editor
- Ability Academy
- Screenwriter
- Eve Leonard-Walsh
- Director of Photography
- Mark Bogis
- Sound
- Stephen Pettigrew
- Principal cast
- Sean O'Kane, Paul Leonard, Pauline Campbell, Andrew Byatt, Morgan Haggerty
- Assistant to the Director
- Raz Salih
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Dog Collar Productions Ltd
Eve Leonard-Walsh198 West Princes Street
Glasgow
G4 9DJ
Sales Company
The Movie Agency
Phil Galliano85 Scamander Avenue
7215 Scamander
Australia
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