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Break Point

Synopsis

Set on a floodlit tennis court, the film dives below the polite surface of a suburban middle-aged mixed doubles match.

Details

Year
2000
Type of film
Shorts
Director
James Griffiths

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Fay Films

56 Thane Villas
London N7 7PG, UK

T 020 7609 3263

clare@mkdphoto.demon.co.uk

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