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A Man's World

Synopsis

The brutal world of boxing is not an obvious place to look in order to escape personal demons. But the bloody sport is a stark metaphor for the salvation of a disaffected woman from the outskirts of Manchester who finds solace inside the ring.

Details

Year
2005
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
17 mins
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Aneel Ahmad
Producer
Jaleel Ahmad, Reza Babai
Editor
Aneel Ahmad
Director of Photography
Aneel Ahmad, Jemshaid Ashraf, Hussein Mamoo
Sound
Hussein Mamoo
Composer
Keith Holden
Principal cast
Ishmel Jawando, Mike Heath, Adil Javid, Haider Javid, Faye Atkinson

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

aneel@wintergecko.com

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