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Juvenile

Synopsis

The story of a single parent father with a teenage daughter and the day she brings home her new boyfriend. The film explores the emotional tensions of a father not wanting his little girl to grow up, and conversely an adult behaving like a child to get his own way.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 mins 43 secs
Format
35mm
Director
China Moo-Young
Producer
Michelle Stapleton
Editor
Julian Eguiguren
Screenwriter
Glenn Doherty
Director of Photography
Susi Rowell
Sound
Will Cohen
Composer
Oskar
Principal cast
Glenn Doherty, Sophie Shaw-Foucher, Louis Cordice

Genre

Woman Director Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Wanted Films

Sales Company

Fabien Riggall

Future Shorts
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London W1F 8RP
UK

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