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Cannibals and Carpet Fitters

Synopsis

A group of carpet fitters are sent on a job to an old Country house in the middle of nowhere. However they soon discover it's a trap set up by the savage, cannibalistic family, The Hannings. The carpet fitters are forced to fight for their lives or risk ending up being the evenings dinner. Unfortunately they are not quite your typical heroes!
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Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Features
Running time
83 min
Director
James Bushe
Producer
Richard Lee O'Donnell, James Bushe
Executive Producer
Brendan Bushe, Tim Clayton, Rick Bector, Paul Andrews
Screenwriter
Richard Lee O'Donnell
Director of Photography
Gerard Giorgi-Coll
Production Designer
Oscar Potter
Sound
Paul Fairey, Adam Fletcher
Composer
Juan Iglesias
Principal cast
Zara Phythian, Darren Sean Enright, Richard Lee O'Donnell, Dominic Holmes, Christopher Whitlow
Film Image
©Pretty Dead Pictures Ltd

Genre

Action Horror Comedy Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Pretty Dead Pictures Ltd

Richard Lee O'Donnell

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