Project Detail

Hostages

Synopsis

An explosion in a central London Hotel. Three strangers escape together and hide out in a room. "Just sit in the middle of the room and be quiet", they're told. What could be easier?
A comedy about the 24hr news cycle, 'experts' and whether or not social media is more important than people's lives.

Details

Year: 2024
Type of project: Features
Running time: 100 min
Format: Digital
Director: Jim Owen 1st Feature
Producer: Ben Gallop
Executive Producer: Tim Heath
Editor: Owen Oppenheimer
Screenwriter: Jim Owen
Director of Photography: Pete Rowe
Production Designer: Joe Withers
Sound: Ollie Usher
Composer: James Righton
Principal cast: Charlotte Ritchie, Tanya Moodie, Nicholas Asbury, Raj Ghatak, Luke McQueen, Nick Helm

Genre

Action Comedy

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Rawk Pictures Ltd production

Ben Gallop

Jim Owen

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