Project Detail

Amazing Grace

Synopsis

London's Soho on a typically noisy and frenetic night. A young man from Belfast arrives, evidently fearful of something he is leaving behind but also uncertain of where he's going. A chance connection with Grace, a prostitute from his home town, pulls him back from the edge of desperation and offers him a lifeline - for the moment, at least.

Details

Year
1998
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
15 mins
Format
Super 16mm Kodak
Director
Maeve Murphy
Producer
Steve Brookes, Les Blair
Director of Photography
Barry Ackroyd
Principal cast
Aidan Gillen, Clare Cathcart, Pat Shaw, Hugh Sachs
Executive Screen Writer
Maeve Murphy

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

This Guy's Films

262 Camden Road
London NW1 9AB
UK

T +44 (0)20 7284 0108

films@this guys.demon.co.uk

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