Project Detail

Idiots Anonymous

A man looks straight into the camera. He is standing in front of a wall with graffiti on it.

Synopsis

Inmates under Home Detention Curfew are promised instant parole through a government early-release pilot, if they can prove they’re reformed in group therapy. Strangers trade confessions like currency, bartering trauma, charm, and twisted lies. Dumb crimes spark laughter, serious crimes suck the air out of the room. Empathy and morality are mandatory, but the system isn’t testing remorse - it’s testing performance. In a surreal stage of confessions and manipulation, honesty is demanded, yet the real question lingers: who among this motley crew can convincingly fake redemption?
A darkly comic, sharply observed tale where freedom hinges on the art of deception.

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Features
Running time
92 min
Format
4K
Director
Chris Barfoot 1st Feature
Producer
Chris Barfoot
Co-Producer
Christopher J. Barfoot MA
Executive Producer
Jane Elizabeth Robertson
Editor
Simon Woodward
Screenwriter
Chris Barfoot
Director of Photography
John E Fry
Production Designer
Grant Kempster
Sound
Kevin Harper
Composer
Dale Sumner
Principal cast
Richard Summers-Calvert, Sara Dee, Austin Caley, Niki Awa Moore, Laurent C. Lucas, Charlotte Thomas, Jean-Luc Julien, Fiona Lynn, Dave Lee, Paul Robert Bird, Julia Savill,Toki Ogunkolati
Consultant Cinematographer
Trevor Coop ACO, GBCT, Associate BSC
Locations and Crew
c/o Gillian Tully, Hampshire Film Office, FilmExpoSouth

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Production Status

Production Company

Idiots Anonymous Movie Limited

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