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Honesty

Synopsis

A young woman goes to the police to report her husband for domestic abuse, but rather than finding the relief she longs for, she faces a gruelling interrogation.
BIFA (British Independent Film Awards) Nomination 2022 - Best British Short

Details

Year
2021
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
8 min 40 sec
Director
Roxy Rezvany
Producer
Elly Camisa
Executive Producer
Mathieu Ajan, Dionne Farrell, Scott O'Donnell, Tim Nash, Sally Campbell, Roxy Rezvany, Emily Renée
Editor
Ross Leppard
Screenwriter
Roxy Rezvany, Emily Renée
Director of Photography
Adric Watson
Production Designer
Elena Isolini
Sound
Michael F Bates
Principal cast
Emily Renée, Aidan O'Neill, Natalie Radmall-Quirke
Casting Director
Jessie Frost

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK, BBC Film

Somesuch

4 Wilkes Street
London
E1 6QF

Sales Company

Somesuch

Scott O'Donnell

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