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Laundry

Synopsis

Lucia has been living in England since the 1990s Balkans War. This is the story of her journey home to Croatia, to introduce her English-speaking son to her elderly mother. She finds her eccentric mother living in a rural farmhouse and comedy ensues as Lucia tries to modernise her traditional way of living.

But Lucia cannot escape the traumatic remnants of the war, particularly when tragedy beckons as she discovers they are surrounded by minefields.

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
21 mins 30 secs
Format
35mm
Director
Nicole Volavka
Producer
Ben Gibson
Co-Producer
Ben Gibson
Editor
Jono Griffith
Screenwriter
Kurt McLeod
Director of Photography
Ants Martin Vahur
Production Designer
Ivo Husnjak
Sound
Raoul Brand
Composer
Afion
Principal cast
Marija Kohn, Antonija Stanisic, Lucas Russell

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

The London Film School

24 Shelton Street
London
WC2H 9UB
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7836 9642

Sales Company

The London Film School

24 Shelton Street
London
WC2H 9UB
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7836 9642

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