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AmStarDam

Synopsis

Jack arrives to Amsterdam to find his father and, through a momentary magical encounter, finds the secret weapon that could turn around his father’s ailing marijuana coffee shop.
Combining classic fairytales with the wild world of Amsterdam, this riotous fantasy comedy is a coming of age story not for the faint hearted.

Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Features
Running time
105 mins
Director
Lee Lennox, Wayne Lennox 1st Feature
Producer
Zorana Piggott
Executive Producer
Frank Copsidas, Brian Jamieson, Simon Liddell, Tony North, Alex Sagalchik
Editor
Calum Ross
Screenwriter
Lee Lennox, Wayne Lennox, Peter Warren
Director of Photography
Andy Parsons
Production Designer
Miren Maranon
Sound
Kieron Wolfson
Composer
Paul Arnold, Andrew Barnabas
Principal cast
Jonathan Readwin, Sean Power, Eric Lampaert, Billy Boyd, Alice Lowe, Eline Powell

Genre

Comedy

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Amstardam the Movie Ltd.

9 Wimpole Street
London
W1G 9SR

Sales Company

Shoreline Entertainment (US)

400 S. Beverly Drive, Suite 210
Los Angeles
CA 90212
USA

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