Project Detail

Hush

Synopsis

Tired and irritable, Zakes and Beth drive home along the M1, a familiar journey full of harshly lit service stations and bad coffee. When a white truck narrowly avoids hitting them, its back doors open to reveal a woman terrified and screaming caged up inside. Unsure if what he has seen is real, Zakes calls the police but drives on. Beth is furious that he hasn't done more to help and at the next petrol station storms off. When she doesn't return, Zakes slowly realises that she too has been snatched by the white truck driver and is forced into a vicious game of cat and mouse with a ruthless killer who has terrifying plans for his human cargo.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Features
Running time
87 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Mark Tonderai
Producer
Peter Carlton, Lizzie Francke, Hugo Heppell, Will Clarke, Lenny Crooks
Co-Producer
Peter Carlton, Lizzie Francke, Hugo Heppell, Will Clarke, Lenny Crooks
Editor
Victoria Boydell
Screenwriter
Mark Tonderai
Director of Photography
Philipp Blaubach
Production Designer
Sabine Hviid
Principal cast
Will Ash, Christine Bottomley

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Warp X

The Workstation
Paternoster Row
Sheffield S1 2BX
UK

T +44 (0)1142 210377

Shona Productions

c/o Sports Revolution
11-12 Tottenham Mews
London W1T 4AG
UK

T +44 (0)20 7907 0965

Sales Company

Pathe International

Kent House, 14-17 Market Place
London W1W 8AR
UK

T +44 (0)20 7323 5151

www.pathepicturesinternational.com

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