Project Detail

Front Line

Synopsis

As the bombs start to fall on Afghanistan, a young British soldier sits in his car alone and bewildered. As he prepares to turn his back on the future, he makes one last call to the presenter of a radio phone-in show and changes both of their lives forever.

Details

Year
2003
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Kate Chapman
Producer
Paul Green, Jane Slater for Screen West Midlands
Editor
Alex McAllister
Screenwriter
Kate ChapmanTom Hines
Sound
Kenny Ralston
Composer
VIX
Principal cast
Imran Ali, Sally Siner, Akbar Kurtha

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Lucy Vernall

T+44 (0)7946 733546

lucy_vernall@hotmail.com

Sales Company

Kate Chapman

T+44 (0)7985 085853

katechapman@springfield39.fsnet.co.uk

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