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Comes a Bright Day

Synopsis

Sam Smith, a bright, ambitious and handsome bellboy at a five star hotel has big dreams of one day running his own restaurant. On a seemingly ordinary day, he suddenly finds himself in a life or death hostage situation with the radiantly beautiful Mary and her belligerent elderly boss Charlie while running an errand at a one of London’s most exclusive jewelers. Against the backdrop of an armed jewel robbery that goes badly wrong, hostages Sam and Mary, flung together by deadly circumstance, discover their true feelings for each other.
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Details

Year
2012
Type of film
Features
Running time
87 mins
Format
Alexa
Director
Simon Aboud 1st Feature
Producer
Christine Alderson
Executive Producer
Sabrina Guinness, Christos Michaels, Boo Simonian, Hugh Spurling, Nigel Thomas, Mat Wakeham, Charlotte Walls
Editor
Gavin Buckley
Screenwriter
Simon Aboud
Director of Photography
John Lynch
Production Designer
Ricky Eyres
Composer
Joel Cadbury, Melissa Parmenter, Paul Stoney
Principal cast
Craig Roberts, Imogen Poots, Kevin McKidd, Timothy Spall, Josef Altin
Stills
Mary McCartney
Costume and marketing partner
Paul Smith

Genre

Drama Action

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Ipso Facto Films

7-15 Pink Lane
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 5DW

Sales Company

Intandem Films

114-116 Charing Cross Road
London
WC2H 0JR
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7851 3800
Fax: +44 (0)20 7851 3830

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