Project Detail

County Lines

Synopsis

A powerful drama about a mother and her fourteen-year-old son who is groomed into a lethal nationwide drug selling enterprise, a 'County Line', which exploits vulnerable children and traffics them across Britain.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Debate Strand - World premiere

Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 min
Director
Henry Blake 1st Feature
Producer
Victoria Bavister, David Broder
Executive Producer
Christopher Granier-Deferre, Simona Hughes, Zoe Bamber, Pia Getty
Editor
Paco Sweetman
Screenwriter
Henry Blake
Director of Photography
Sverre Sordal
Production Designer
Phoebe Darling
Sound
Ben Baird
Composer
James Pickering
Principal cast
Conrad Khan, Ashley Madekwe, Harris Dickinson, Tabitha Milne Price, Marcus Rutherford

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

UK, Belgium co-production

Two Birds Entertainment (UK), Loupe Films (UK), Belga Productions (BE)

Two Birds Entertainment

c/o Victoria Bavister

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