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All in the Valley

Luke Hagan 2014

Synopsis

Set in Cornwall in 1855 All in the Valley is a powerful story of desperation and redemption played out against a bleak and unforgiving landscape. Joseph Ballam, a Crimean war veteran, returns home with no money, no job and no prospects. When Mr. Lincoln, a wealthy mine owner, offers him the chance to emigrate to the colony of Van Diemen’s Land it seems his troubles may be at an end, but there is a catch. In exchange for a new life Ballam must go deep into the Cornish countryside to hunt down the Tallack brothers, a dangerous gang of thieves, and return the money they have stolen from Lincoln’s company. Ballam is accompanied by Kneebone, a gruff miner who claims to know where the gang are hiding. The bond between the pair grows as they track the men across the moor. However when they finally come face to face with the brutality of the Tallack brothers Ballam must confront the violence of his past and decide what he is willing to do in exchange for a new life.

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Details

Year: 2015
Type of project: Features
Running time: 96 minutes
Format: HD
Director: Luke J. Hagan 1st Feature
Producer: Corina Skerritt
Executive Producer: Jim Hagan, Carole Hagan
Editor: Luke J. Hagan
Screenwriter: Luke J. Hagan
Director of Photography: Luke J. Hagan
Sound: Simon Norman
Composer: Simon Norman
Principal cast: Stephen Hope-Wynne, Daniel Jordan, Richard Pawulski, Rory Wilton, Michael Terry, Emma Spurgin Hussey, Nicholas Delvalle, James Cotter
Assistant Director: Corina Skerritt
Hair & Make-up: Michelle Bromley
Camera Assistant: Jack Langley
Location Assistant: Leif Townsend
Production Assistant: Martyn Hedges, James Coard
Dialogue Editor: Billy Mahoney Jr.
Sound Effects Editor: Arran Mahoney
ADR Recordist: Martin Gimson

Genre

Action Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Candylad Productions

www.candyladproductions.com

E:info@candyladproductions.com

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