Project Detail

CAL

Name: CAL
Director: Christian Martin
Genre: LGBTQIA+, Drama
Released: 2012
Duration: 78 mins

Synopsis

Cal returns to Britain after receiving news that his mother is ill in hospital. His finds that his home city is like many across Europe and the world, it's facing hard economic times and fallout from the global economic crisis, rioting and looting almost a nightly occurrence as youth unemployment inexorably rises. His Auntie Jane, who has taken up residence in their run down council house, dulls her stagnation with welfare funded booze and disturbing attempts to sexually gratify herself by trying to seduce him. Navigating his way across this new landscape he meets a young student who needs his helps. However his act of kindness brings him into contact with a lawless drug dealing pimp and a race against time to make peace with his mother and get out of town as quickly as possible.

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Details

Year: 2012
Type of project: Features
Running time: 78 mins
Format: HD
Director: Christian Martin
Producer: Christian Martin
Co-Producer: Bernie Hodges
Editor: Jack O'Dowd
Screenwriter: Christian Martin
Director of Photography: Jack O'Dowd
Production Designer: Christian Martin
Sound: Jamie Ward
Composer: Rob Dunstone, Cliff Airey
Principal cast: Wayne Virgo, Tom Payne, Lucy Russell, Emily Corcoran, Daniel Brocklebank, Bernie Hodges

Genre

LGBTQIA+ Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Bonne idée Productions

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Sales Company

Parasol Pictures Releasing

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UK
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