Project Detail

Berocca

Synopsis

A disabled salesman takes his autistic son across northern England in a doomed attempt to reunite his broken family.

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
13 mins 18 secs
Format
s16mm
Director
Martin Taylor
Producer
Cecilia Testa
Editor
Daniel Lavender
Screenwriter
Steve Varden
Director of Photography
Martin Taylor
Production Designer
Nicky Lowe
Sound
Shane Carey
Composer
Edward Daniel
Principal cast
Steve Varden, James Pelham

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Spartanfilms Ltd

32 Colville House
London E2 9HX
UK

T+44 (0)7949 429 294

mail@spartanfilms.com

Sales Company

as above

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