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Bicycle Day

Synopsis

To escape the stress of everyday life, Chris and his two friends Jay and Simon annually go camping deep into the Yorkshire countryside leaving their everyday lives behind. This year Chris invites Paul, his younger and troubled brother along for the trip hoping to form a stronger bond with his wayward sibling. But soon they begin to notice an aggressive change in their usually mild mannered friend Simon only to discover that his wife has had an affair. Shocked, the group try to console their friend, but Simon demands they enjoy their time away inviting them to drink a bottle of champagne in order to celebrate his new found freedom, but as darkness sets all is revealed and that Simon has spiked the bottle with a concentrated dosage of lysergic acid, commonly known as L.S.D.

From here they begin a terrifying game playing on each mans’ fears and soon every one of them are fighting to stay alive. The group are left hallucinating and in the middle of nowhere with no grip on reality, no way of communication and no way out! The truth comes crashing down rapidly which reveals a dark secret that will end in a vicious revenge…

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Features
Running time
81 mins
Format
DV
Director
Damian Morter 1st Feature
Producer
Nicola Morter
Editor
Damian Morter
Screenwriter
Damian Morter
Director of Photography
Natalie Smith
Composer
Stefano Esposito, Joshua Wright, Steve Allen
Principal cast
Paul Morrison, Paul Collin-Thomas, Damian Morter, Jay Anthony Barnett, June Bladon, Zoe Simone

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Production Company

Safehouse Pictures UK

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