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Guardians

Synopsis

Two men are thrown together as Live-In guardians of a 200 year old townhouse in the East End of London. After initially clashing these two high unqualified people must forget about learning to live together and think about living through the night as the house comes under attack from unseen assailants that may be anything from ghosts, gangster, politicians or sex fiends.

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Year: 2017
Type of film: Features
Running time: 84 mins
Format: Digital
Director: Mark A. C. Brown 1st Feature
Producer: Frederic Fournier
Executive Producer: Mark A. C. Brown
Editor: Frederic Fournier
Screenwriter: Mark A. C. Brown
Director of Photography: Suzanne Smith
Production Designer: Anna Papa
Sound: Lewis Clark
Composer: Joel Balmer
Principal cast: Matt Prendergast, David Whitney, Chris Spyrides, Victoria Johnston, Mike Shephard, Hattie Hayridge
1st AD: Joe Starrs
Make Up: Virginia Popova

Genre

Comedy

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Braine Hownd Films

Mark A. C. Brown

markacbrownbh@gmail.com

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