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Little Soldier

Synopsis

10 year old, Anya lives and cares for her mother, Amanda. When Derek threatens to come between them, Anya takes matters into her own hands in order to protect her home. A darkly comic drama about the power of one girl’s imagination to change her own world.
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Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 mins
Format
16mm
Director
Stella Corradi
Producer
Carol-Mei Barker, Neta Mor, Anna Jancsò,
Executive Producer
Anton Califano
Editor
Lee Mckarkiel
Screenwriter
Stella Corradi
Director of Photography
Robbie Ryan BSC
Production Designer
Paulina Rzeszowska
Sound
Sara Lima
Composer
Jack Baker
Principal cast
Zawe Ashton, Morgan Watkins, Amaris Miller

Genre

Woman Director Children’s Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Concrete Castle Films, Film London, Eastern Edge Film Fund production

Concrete Castle Films

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