Project Detail

Bone in the Throat

Synopsis

Based on celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain's novel 'Bone in the Throat', with the action re-located from Manhattan to London. A gritty fast paced story about a young ambitious chef who, while trying to focus on getting ahead in his career, gets pulled into the East End London mob by his uncle, who expects him to step up and join him. He now has to work quickly to undo his uncle’s mess, while staying alive and out of jail.
SXSW 2015 - World premiere

Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Features
Running time
96 mins
Director
Graham Henman 1st Feature
Producer
Nick Thurlow, Lenny Beckerman, Maggie Monteith
Executive Producer
Anthony Bourdain, Josh Crook, Jamie Donaldson
Editor
Gabriel Wrye
Screenwriter
Anthony Bourdain (novel), Graham Henman, Mark Townend (screenplay)
Director of Photography
Felix Weidemann
Production Designer
Miren Marañón
Composer
Lorne Balfe
Principal cast
Ed Westwick, Tom Wilkinson, Rupert Graves, Vanessa Kirby, John Hannah, Steve Mackintosh, Andy Nyman

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

UK, US coproduction

Dignity Film Finance (US), Hello and Company (US), Upload Films (US), Wing and a Prayer Films (US)

Sales Company

Hyde Park International (US)

14958 Ventura Blvd., #100
Sherman Oaks
CA 91403
USA

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