Blue Monday
Synopsis
Chris a taxi driver comes to a shattering decision regarding his lover.
Toni, a police officer, wrestles with her own demons, while attempting to deal with the demons of others. Leanne, a bouncer at a local night club, has to choose between survival and family. Mairead has to revisit a painful family affair, to prepare for a reunion with a daughter she gave away at birth. Everyone offers an opinion, from taxi fares to radio punters.
But the secret of a successful decision is when the head, heart and gut agree. Can any of them achieve this? And what happens if they do?
Details
- Year
- 2016
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 71 mins
- Format
- HD
- Director
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Suzanne Phillips 1st Feature
- Producer
- Suzanne Phillips, Rob Gittins
- Editor
- Dylan Evans
- Screenwriter
- Rob Gittins
- Director of Photography
- Tony Yates
- Sound
- Brian Murrell
- Composer
- Dewi Griffiths
- Principal cast
- Keiron Self, Lynne Seymour, Nicki Reynolds, Tonya Smith, Mali Tudno Jones, Robbie Bowman, Richard Elis
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