Project Detail

Drone Strike

Synopsis

A day in the life of a devoted father and serving RAF drone pilot - juggling the normality of his domestic life with the warped reality of firing Hellfire missiles 4000 miles away in Afghanistan - and how one fateful decision shatters his conviction.

Details

Year
2013
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
20 mins 49 secs
Director
Chris Richmond 1st Feature
Producer
Mike Sedgwick
Co-Producer
Oliver Ronicle, Chris Richmond
Executive Producer
Atticus Finch Limited
Editor
Mica Sherdkin
Screenwriter
Chris Richmond, Mike Sedgwick
Director of Photography
Franklin Dow
Sound
Haresh Patel
Composer
Lee Baker
Principal cast
Mark Bazeley, Andrew Lee Potts, Hamid Botbaldin
Casting Directors
Lucy Jenkins, Sooki McShane, Mehdi Jghou
Art Directors
Francesca Massariol, Hakim Mourabit
Costume Designers
Winston Winn, Boazza Waradi

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Scout Films Limited

Noelia Lage Vázquez
E: noelia@scoutfilms.net

Sales Company

Magnetfilm

Georg Gruber
E: georg.gruber@magnetfilm.de

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