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Hunger

Synopsis

Hunger is a dark, noirish thriller about apathy and desire. Stranded for the night in a foreign city, Saul retreats into its labyrinthine backstreets, where a chance encounter with a mysterious and seductive woman seems to offer an escape - but the woman it seems, has quite different plans for him.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 mins 53 secs
Format
Super 35mm
Director
Stephen Johnson
Producer
Suza Horvat, Igor Nola
Co-Producer
Suza Horvat, Igor Nola
Editor
Andy Jadavji
Screenwriter
Scott James Bassett
Director of Photography
Dragan Marcovic
Production Designer
Ivo Husnjak
Sound
Ivica Sljivaric
Composer
Joe Hastings, Gary Moore
Principal cast
Nadia Cameron-Blakey, Daniel Betts, Judita Frankovic

Genre

Action Horror Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Flame47 Limited

53b Stowe Road
London W12 8BW
UK

T +44 (0)20 8749 6912

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