Project Detail

Being Frank

Synopsis

A film about Denmark's most well know and debated whistleblower - former Military Intelligence Officer Frank Grevil and his 14 year old daughter.
In 2004 Frank leaked confidential rapports regarding information on how The Military Intelligence estimated the possibilities of Iraq being in possession of weapons of mass destruction.
Frank, a widower and father of a teenage daughter is now facing a prison sentence due to his actions. How will they cope? And what was his real motive?

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
33 mins
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Jacob Kjaer Pedersen
Producer
Jacob Kjaer Pedersen
Editor
Andrea Cuadrado, Klaus Heinecke
Screenwriter
Jacob Kjaer Pedersen
Director of Photography
Jacob Kjaer Pedersen
Sound
Jacob Kjaer Pedersen
Composer
Gareth Lochrane
Principal cast
Frank Soholm Grevil, Marie Grevil, Cristian Grevil, Bjorn Elmquist
Online editor and Colour Grader
Daniel Cullen

Genre

Production Status

Production Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire HP9 1LG
UK

T +44 (0)14 9473 1452

Sales Company

Hemant Sharda

Head of Distribution
National Film and Television School
Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield HP9 1LG
UK

T +44 (0)14 9473 1452

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