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Damaged Goods

Synopsis

Two kids, Zippo and Nelly, who live a feral like lifestyle on the depleted coastline of North East England, find a beaten up dog, who they take back home and nurse back to health. Zippo has regular run ins with the local cops, teachers and town's underbelly who are forever hassling the kids and in particular their alcoholic and hopeless father, Les. The kids would like to keep the dog, whom they name "Carlos" as a pet. However, when they find out that he has escaped the despicable world of dog fighting the kids have a fight on their hands to save him being dragged back into a brutal and inhumane world once again. Not only do the cops try to take the dog away from Zippo and Nelly but the local thugs decide that Carlos could be a source of profit and status and they do a deal with Les that leads to an inevitable and dramatic confrontation.
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Details

Year
2013
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 mins
Format
HD
Director
Mike Tweddle
Producer
Mike Tweddle
Executive Producer
Mike Tweddle
Editor
Paul Robinson
Screenwriter
Mike Tweddle
Director of Photography
Paul Robinson
Production Designer
Sara Cooper
Sound
Chris Blakeborough
Composer
Dave Pratt, Eureka Machines, Rob Luke, Steve Bone, Glenn Maltman
Principal cast
Mark Cummings, Tony Howard, Alex Stead, Ian Airton, Gary Laville

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Broken Scar Productions

County Durham
North Yorkshire

+44 (0)7971 168770

Sales Company

Mike Tweddle

+ 44 (0)7971 168770

miketwed@hotmail.co.uk

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