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Black Dog

Synopsis

Two teenage boys from very different London backgrounds embark on a road trip North together. Nathan is running away from his foster home in search of his sister who he thinks lives in Scotland, while Sam is heading to the North-East of England to see his mum. After a chance encounter, Sam agrees to give Nathan a ride North in his mum’s car, and as their impromptu adventure together takes an unexpected turn, the boys begin to open up and learn they have far more in common than they first thought.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - First Feature Competition - World premiere

Details

Year
2023
Type of film
Features
Running time
96 min
Director
George Jaques 1st Feature
Producer
Ken Petrie, Ian Sharp, George Jaques, Jamie Flatters
Executive Producer
David Parfitt, Cora Palfrey, Sarah Lebutsch, Jordan Allwood
Editor
Caitlin Spiller
Screenwriter
Jamie Flatters, George Jaques
Director of Photography
Hamish Anderson
Production Designer
Sonja Klaus, Declan Price
Sound
George Castle
Music
Blair Mowat
Principal cast
Jamie Flatters, Keenan Munn-Francis, Nicholas Pinnock

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

An Athenaeum Productions, 27 Ten production in association with Trademark Films and Sharp House

Athenaeum Productions

27 Ten Productions

Sharp House

Trademark Films

Sales Company

Independent Entertainment

24-26 Hanway Street
London
W1T 1UH

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