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Synopsis

An emotionally hardened young woman wrestles with difficult memories when her estranged father returns from time in prison. As he teaches her how to box, reconciliation seems possible, but their traumatic past will not be easily washed away.
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Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
13 mins 26 secs
Format
Digital
Director
Jonathan Harden
Producer
Jonathan Harden
Co-Producer
Sean A. Murray
Executive Producer
Michael Lennox
Editor
Brain Philip Davis
Screenwriter
Bronagh Taggart
Director of Photography
Ryan Kernaghan
Production Designer
John Leslie
Sound
Derek Hehir, Will McConnell
Composer
Deci Gallen
Principal cast
Bronagh Taggart, Michael McElhatton, Ian McElhinney

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Honesty Inc

Jonathan Harden
Blick Studios
46 Hill Street
Belfast
BT1 2LB

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