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Closer to the Sun

Synopsis

A New York insurance company sends in a team of high levels investigators to assess a claim related to the accidental death of six workers on an oil platform off the coast of Nigeria. As the investigation unfolds it becomes clear that the dead men were in fact taken hostage by terrorists and slaughtered. In normal circumstances the huge claim would just be refused. But these aren't normal circumstances; the insurance company has walked into a political and economic minefield. Denial would place them at odds with Nigeria and the rest of Africa. Multi-national companies working in the region would be severely punished. There could only be one solution: pay up. Keep silent and pretend. The chief investigator is left hopelessly compromised

Details

Year
2016
Type of film
Features
Running time
80 mins
Format
4K
Director
Nick Peterson
Producer
James Hogan
Executive Producer
Alex Altman
Editor
Thomas Black
Screenwriter
Nick Peterson
Director of Photography
William Hadley
Production Designer
Janet Priest
Sound
Mike Read
Music
Virtual Alien

Genre

Action

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

EdgeImageBank Pictures / Global Films

Alex Altman

Sales Company

GEM Entertainment USA / AnotherClip.com

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