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Imperium

Synopsis

Imperium depicts the rise of two friends from small time hustlers to big time heroin smugglers, set against the backdrop of the East End of London; it portrays their relationship as takes on the seedy world of the London underworld.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Features
Running time
109 mins
Format
HD
Director
Jameal Ali
Producer
Shakeel Mohammed, Jameal Ali
Co-Producer
Shakeel Mohammed, Jameal Ali
Editor
Hafizur Rahman Koyes
Screenwriter
Jameal Ali
Director of Photography
Hafizur Rahman Koyes
Production Designer
Jennifer Sunley
Sound
Ovi Akpojotor
Composer
K5 Records
Principal cast
Sojib Khan, Katie Drews, Jameal Ali, Arabella Lienfields

Genre

Action Asian Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Ali Entertainment

7 Westport Street
London E1 0RA
UK

T +44 (0)844 357 7525

office@alientertainment.co.uk

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