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Gin and It

Synopsis

When London's sleaziest club opens for the night, no one expects the dramatic turn of events which is going to change the lives of the performers and the regulars of the 'Gin and It' club.

Lonely burlesque dancer, Celina, is besotted with her American GI boyfriend, Eddy, a crook and womaniser. While he makes his moves on the girls that Celina think are her friends, she is out on the stage hiding her insecurities behind feather boas and sequened nipple tassels. The clubs seedy regulars, enjoy the company of performer and prostitue, Lily, who decides to take advantage of vulnerable celina as well as her delusional customer Oscar, a man who believes Lily to be his girlfriend. She will stop at nothing to stir trouble between the performers and guests at the club, while making Celina confused about her feelings towards her so called friend after Lily tries to seduce her.

Taking drastic measurements, Celina is determined to know where she stands with her GI boyfriend, but the obstacles in her way are leadling Celina to deadly consequences.
 

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Features
Running time
53 mins
Format
HDV
Director
Maria Micetich 1st Feature
Producer
Leila Gaabi
Editor
Natasha Westlake
Screenwriter
Alex Bone
Director of Photography
Tony Leigh
Sound
Vytis Puronas
Composer
Tim Hart
Principal cast
Amy Jackson, Amy Mathieson, Irys Adams, Lawrence Stubbings, Malcolm Clark, Tav Macdougall

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Production Status

Production Company

AquaGem Production

27 Westmead Road
Sutton
Surrey SM1 4JW
UK

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