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Synopsis

Constantly watched by the cafe owner, Mike and Lucy discuss how they are going to deal with Mad Dog's gang. A car of armed thugs moves ever closer to them. Arriving with a weapon, the cafe owner freaks out, and is not reassured to find out that they are Police.
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Year
2011
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
3 mins
Format
HD
Director
Mark Stevenson
Producer
Gabriel Lesmoir-Gordon
Editor
Gabriel Lesmoir-Gordon
Screenwriter
Gabriel Lesmoir-Gordon
Director of Photography
Luke Winsbury
Sound
Radha Case
Composer
Mark Stevenson
Principal cast
Will Findley, Clare Buckingham, Michael Wagg, Richard Haugue, Alexander Brooks
Production Assistant
Daisy Graham
Camera Assistant
Mike Richards

Genre

Action

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

GLM Films

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