Project Detail

Black Pond

Synopsis

An ordinary family is accused of murder when a stranger dies at their dinner table. Two-time BAFTA winner Chris Langham stars as bumbling father Tom Thompson and the inimitable Simon Amstell makes his film debut as a sinister psychotherapist. Combining the quietly surreal with the beautifully mundane, Black Pond tells the hilarious and heart breaking story of how The Thompsons became known as the 'Family of Killers'.

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Features
Running time
82 mins
Format
HD
Director
Will Sharpe, Tom Kingsley 1st Feature
Producer
Sarah Brocklehurst
Editor
Will Sharpe, Tom Kingsley
Screenwriter
Will Sharpe
Director of Photography
Simon Walton
Composer
Arthur Sharpe, Will Sharpe, Ralegh Long, Nick Sutcliffe
Principal cast
Chris Langham, Simon Amstell, Amanda Hadingue, Colin Hurley

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Production Status

Production Company

Black Pond Films

Tom Kingsley

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