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A Serial Killer's Guide to Life

Synopsis

30-something, self-help addict, Lou Farnt wants nothing more than to escape her overly controlling mother and the dead-end seaside town where she grew up. So when strange and strikingly confident new life coach Val invites Lou on a road trip of alternative therapies, Lou finds the perfect opportunity to leave, and the perfect person to become. Unfortunately for Lou, Val’s a serial killer.
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Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Features
Running time
81 mins
Director
Staten Cousins Roe 1st Feature
Producer
Staten Cousins Roe, Poppy Roe, Charity Wakefield, Giles Alderson
Editor
Poppy Roe, Staten Cousins Roe
Screenwriter
Staten Cousins Roe
Director of Photography
James Layton
Production Designer
Madelaine Leech
Composer
Laurence Love Greed
Principal cast
Katie Brayben, Poppy Roe, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Sinead Matthews, Sian Clifford, Fiona Glascott, Sarah Ball, Tomiwa Edun, Owain Rhys Davies, David Newman

Genre

Action Horror Comedy Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Forward Motion Pictures Ltd

37 Trinity Road
Hurstpierpoint
BN6 9UY

Sales Company

Arrow Films,

The Engine House
Shenley Park
Radlett Lane
Shenley
WD7 9JP

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