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Hold

Synopsis

Tommy, an out of work building contractor, faces up to the consequences when a series of phone calls expose a lie that has spiralled out of control. With his family in danger and everything he knows rapidly unravelling around him, he must make the toughest decision of his life.

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Details

Year: 2020
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 8 min
Format: Red Dragon 5K
Director: Jonathan Blagrove
Producer: Peter Coventry
Co-Producer: Paul Desira
Executive Producer: Jon Max-Spatz, Crispin Buxton
Editor: Anthony Melton
Screenwriter: Lynda Williams
Director of Photography: Christopher Sharman
Production Designer: Gillian Francis
Sound: Sebastien Jansen, George Castle, Rory Wallace
Composer: Alex Ball
Principal cast: Robert Whitelock, Jonny Phillips, Vicky McClure
Costume Design & Make Up: Suzie Love
1st AC: Stu McOmie
Gaffer: John Fensom

Genre

Action Drama Thriller

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Coda Film Ltd.

Towlers Court
30A Elm Hill
Norwich
NR3 1HG

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