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Fucking, Drifting, Grasping, City Lights

Synopsis

He's a sadist, she just runs away. They meet urgently, quickly, in dark alleys, closed kebab shop and take aways. Both married, both successful - best companions in severance. A harsh, ruthless portrait of two characters and a city that doesn't love them back.

Details

Year: 2012
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 19 mins 4 secs
Director: Ola Jankowska
Producer: N/A
Executive Producer: Sofia Guiotto
Editor: Alice Petit
Screenwriter: Ola Jankowska
Director of Photography: Tim Chen
Production Designer: Gemma Buttersworth
Sound: Maiken Haberg Hansen
Composer: Matt Kelly
Principal cast: Annabel Bates, Maciej Bielinski

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
HP9 1LG
Beaconsfield
United Kingdom
Tel : +44 (0)14 9473 1452
Fax: +44 (0)14 9467 8583

Sales Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
HP9 1LG
Beaconsfield
United Kingdom
Tel : +44 (0)14 9473 1452
Fax: +44 (0)14 9467 8583

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