Kaufman's Game
Synopsis
Stanley is unemployed and going nowhere fast with his boxing dreams. Until he meets Fader, a stranger offering something that could help Stanley train harder and faster to achieve his dreams.
But all power comes at a price in Fader's world and Stanley soon finds himself out of his depth in a culture dominated by performance enhancing drugs and violence.
Fader's boss, Kaufman, has gone to considerable lengths to find Stanley and is keen to bring him into the firm. Before long a clean escape seems unlikely. Stanley is faced with the ultimate decision, beat them or join them.
Details
- Year
- 2016
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 90 mins
- Format
- RED/4K
- Director
-
Helier Bissell-Thomas 1st Feature
- Producer
- Sarah Beth Greaves-Jones, Helier Bissell-Thomas
- Executive Producer
- Dr Marios Pierides
- Editor
- Mike Rolt, Helier Bissell-Thomas
- Screenwriter
- Helier Bissell-Thomas
- Director of Photography
- Helier Bissell-Thomas
- Production Designer
- Helier Bissell-Thomas
- Sound
- Sound Disposition
- Composer
- Philippe Jakko
- Principal cast
- Jye Frasca, Amy Pemberton, Tor Andreas Fagerland
- Associate Producer
- Tim Bonner
- Film Images
- ©Ellipsis Films Ltd.
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