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I, a Slave

Synopsis

A young woman is kidnapped and held captive by two men in a terraced house in a busy London neighbourhood. She is slowly conditioned to accept her captivity by threats of death to her young son, sex trafficking and by the threat of a mysterious all seeing ‘network’ that will seek punishment if she were ever to expose her situation. Complex relationships develop between the captors and the woman resulting in an explosive finish in this dark and disturbing drama.
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Details

Year
2013
Type of project
Features
Running time
97 mins
Format
HD
Director
Suj Ahmed 1st Feature
Producer
Suj Ahmed
Editor
Suj Ahmed
Screenwriter
Suj Ahmed
Director of Photography
Tom Heycock
Sound
Nathanial Kastoryano
Composer
Coco Varma, Soheib Mohammadi
Principal cast
Perdita Lawton, Grahame Edwards, William Ashbey, Joseph Accerelli, Scot Larden, William Larden, Camilla Robinson
Sound Mixer
Peter Hodges
Production Manager
Suj Ahmed

Genre

Horror Human Rights Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Future Focus Films Ltd

Sales Company

Future Focus Films Ltd

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