A Town in Nova Scotia
Synopsis
Details
- Year
- 2026
- Type of project
- Features
- Director
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Babak Jalali
- Producer
- Naïma Abed, Émilie Georges, Jennifer Monks
- Executive Producer
- Ama Ampadu, Naomi Despres, Mariyah Dosani, Sonny Gill, Kristin Irving, Michèle Marshall, Christopher Moll, Brad Noel, Peter O'Leary, Michelle Stein
- Screenwriter
- Babak Jalali, Carolina Cavalli
- Director of Photography
- Crystel Fournier
- Production Designer
- Paulina Rzeszowska
- Principal cast
- Bill Nighy, Makram J Khoury, Margaret Gilham, Shaun Mason, Noel Andre Carr
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Supported by BFI, BBC Film, Liverpool Film Office (LCR Production Fund), Calculus
UK, France, Singapore co-production
A Hoopsa Films (UK), Desmar (SG), Paradise City (FR, UK), The Fold (UK) production
Hoopsa Films
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