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Loch Ness: They Created a Monster

Synopsis

From across the world, people were drawn to a remote lake in Scotland - in a search for what they passionately believed would be - the Natural History Discovery of the Century. But the deeper they looked... the darker it got...
Official selection Sitges Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Features
Running time
91 min
Director
John MacLaverty
Producer
John Archer
Executive Producer
David Harron, Mark Thomas
Editor
Noel Nelis
Director of Photography
Carlo D'Alessandro, Stephen Gourlay, Sarah Howitt
Composer
Francis Macdonald

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Ireland, UK co-production

A Hopscotch Films, Indelible Telly production. Supported by Screen Scotland, BBC

Hopscotch Films

Film City Glasgow
401, Govan Road
Glasgow
G63 0BG

Sales Company

Cercamon

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