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A Kind Of Hush

Synopsis

A Kind Of Hush is about six teenage boys who take the law into their own hands as they attempt to come to terms with the abuse they suffered as children, and how - through their wild and chaotic struggle - some of them discover the possibility of real love and trust for the first time in their lives.

Details

Year
1998
Type of project
Features
Running time
97 mins
Format
35mm Kodak
Director
Brian Stirner
Producer
Richard Brindle
Executive Producer
Richard Brindle
Director of Photography
Jacek Petrycki
Principal cast
Harley Smith, Marcella Plunkett, Roy Hudd and Jeanie Drynan
Screen Writer
Brian Stirner

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

The First Film Company 38 Great Windmill Street LondonW1V 7PA Tel: 020 7439 1640 Fax: 020 7437 2062 E Mail: firstfilm@bizonline.co.uk

Sales Company

Capitol Films Ltd 23 Queensdale Place London W11 4SQ Tel: 020 7471 6000 Fax: 020 7471 6012

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