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A Night in 97

Synopsis

Following Bertie Oldcross, Labour's candidate for Scarborough and Whitby, and his campaign manager Simon, in the final two days of the 1997 UK general election. Bertie is heading for a sure victory but as the pair drive to an end of campaign party they accidentally run over a local man. Knowing the potential repercussions of this going public on the eve of polling day they embark on an overnight cover up operation in the hope of averting these outcomes, but will the morality of their actions become too much for the men to bear?
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Details

Year
2020
Type of project
Features
Running time
83 min
Format
RED Digital
Director
Sam Prudence 1st Feature
Producer
Sebestien Blanc, Davide Marangoni
Co-Producer
Stephen Gates
Screenwriter
Sam Prudence, Jamie Touche
Director of Photography
Jamie Touche
Production Designer
Daniel Dray
Sound
Janis Balodis
Composer
Jack Foran
Principal cast
Roger Ringrose, Ryan Early

Genre

Action Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

The Evil Corporation

Sam Prudence

Lakeside Pictures

Sebestien Blanc

Sales Company

7&7 Sales

122 Walton Street
London
SW3 2JJ

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