Project Detail

Hand on the Shoulder

Synopsis

A film about political exile. When a man, a writer from the former Yugoslavia, and a woman, an English translator, meet in London, past and present, memory and oblivion, silent hopelessness and open despair are tragically combined.

Details

Year
1998
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
42 mins
Format
Beta SP
Director
Breda Beban and Hrvoje Horvatic
Producer
Breda Beban and Hrvoje Horvatic
Director of Photography
Paul Swift and Sven Pepeonik
Screen Writers
Breda Beban and Hrvoje Horvatic Directors of Photography: Paul Swift and Sven Pepeonik

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Production Status

Production Company

Beban & Horvatic 92 Lenthall Road, London E8 3JN Tel: 020 7275 7385 Fax: 020 7241 2065

Sales Company

as Production Company

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