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Synopsis

Set in the not so distant future where genetic selection and physical perfection are the norm and all the qualities men and women aspire to can be purchased prior to birth. Those financially unable to ‘self-improve’ are shunned and ostracised to London’s King Cross district (The Kross). When a series of murders shakes The Kross, the unorthodox Detective Gunt is assigned to the case.

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Features
Director
Joseph White
Producer
Charlotte Walls
Screenwriter
Mike Carey (screenplay), Johnathan Trigell (novel)

Genre

Action Horror Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Pre-production

Production Company

Catalyst Global Media

20 Gloucester Place
London
W1U 8HA

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