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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

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Honesty Inc

Jonathan Harden
Blick Studios
46 Hill Street
Belfast
BT1 2LB

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