Project Detail

Burn on Arrival

Synopsis

Christmas, 1995. As Scotland reels from a devastating loss of industry, a man is trapped in an escalating nightmare.
Forced to follow a series of bizarre and deadly instructions contained in red envelopes, he is soon stranded in the wilderness, with his fate bound to that of a stranger - a woman he finds caught in the same brutal game.

Details

Year
2021
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
18 min 59 sec
Director
Owen Gower
Producer
Mark Lacey, Sinead Kirwan, Roisin Kelly
Executive Producer
Tibo Travers
Editor
Roddy McDonald
Screenwriter
Owen Gower
Director of Photography
Steve Cardno
Production Designer
Gail Bowman
Sound
Alan Henry
Principal cast
Kate Dickie, James Harkness

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Enemy Films

23 Powerscroft Road
London
E5 0PU

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