Project Detail

Heartless

Synopsis

Jamie Morgan's life has always been blighted by the large, heart-shaped birthmark on his face. He lives in an urban world dominated by a terrifying gang culture, whose random violence has convinced Jamie that the world is meaningless and ugly. But then Jamie meets someone who tells him the truth. The violence is not random. It's far from chaotic. There is a reason for everything. Once Jamie accepts this the world reveals itself as a thing of great beauty - And that's when his real nightmare starts.

Details

Year: 2009
Type of project: Features
Running time: 102 mins
Format: Genesis HD
Director: Philip Ridley
Producer: Steve Christian, Marc Samuelson, Steve Norris, Nigel Thomas, Charlotte Walls
Co-Producer: Steve Christian, Marc Samuelson, Steve Norris, Nigel Thomas, Charlotte Walls
Editor: Chris Gill, Paul Knight
Screenwriter: Philip Ridley
Director of Photography: Matt Gray
Production Designer: Ricky Eyres
Sound: Srdjan Kurpjel
Composer: David Juylan
Principal cast: Jim Sturgess, Clémence Poésy, Noel Clarke, Ruth Sheen, Joseph Mawle, Eddie Marsan, Timothy Spall

Genre

Action

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

CrossDay / MAY 13

130-132 Wardour st
London W1F 8ZN
UK

T +44 (0)20 72875 773

pippacro@aol.com

Sales Company

CinemaNX

marc.samuelson@cinemanx.com

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