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Inseparable

Synopsis

Joe and Charlie are estranged twins. Both brothers are dying: Joe has just been informed of a terminal illness; Charlie is being persecuted by thugs for unpaid gambling debts. The camera follows them through one extraordinary day as the brothers meet up and swap identities and in doing so their lives.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 mins
Format
35mm anamorphic
Director
Nick White
Screenwriter
Matthew James Wilkinson
Director of Photography
Eric Maddison
Production Designer
Damien Creagh
Sound
Naomi Dandridge
Composer
Orlando Roberton
Principal cast
Benedict Cumberbatch, Natalie Press

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Area 17 Ltd

HMS PRESIDENT
Victoria Embankment
London EC4Y OHJ
UK

T +44 (0)20 7193 5417

www.area17.co.uk

Sales Company

SHORT INTERNATIONAL

Simon Young
Shorts International Ltd
6-8 Luke Street
London EC2A 4XY
UK

T +44 (0)20 7613 5400

simon@shortsinternational.com

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