Project Detail

8.5 Hours

Synopsis

8.5 Hours is an intense, contemporary drama about one day in the working lives of four software workers in Dublin. On one particular Monday, each of the characters finds their lives are in turmoil and each undergoes a gruelling series of events between the hours of 9 to 5.30, the 8.5 hours of the title.
 

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Features
Running time
110 mins
Format
HD
Director
Brian Lally 1st Feature
Producer
Liam Moran, Richard Callaghan, Maria Hylton
Co-Producer
Liam Moran, Richard Callaghan, Maria Hylton
Editor
Brian Lally
Screenwriter
Brian Lally
Director of Photography
Arthur Mulhern
Production Designer
Eleanora Volpe
Sound
Paddy Hanlon
Composer
Karim Elmahmoudi
Principal cast
Lynette Callaghan, Jonathan Byrne, Victor Burke, Art Kearns, Geraldine Plunkett, Gary Egan

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Instigator Films

51, Castleknock Way
Castleknock
Dublin 15
Ireland

T +353 1 821 7934

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