Project Detail

Long Time Dead

Synopsis

When a group of friends take time out from clubbing to dabble with a Ouija board, what starts out as a high-spirited prank soon dissolves into a horrific and surreal nightmare. The Ouija board spells out the message ALL DIE, suddenly the friends are involved in a series of eerie murders and doubt and terror replace the previously happy bonds of friendship. One of the group is finally forced to face up to the demons in his family's past and resurrect his own childhood memories in order to overcome the intangible dangers of his own friends' future. The killer is closing in, but is he of this world, or some place far more sinister?

Details

Year
2001
Type of project
Features
Running time
tbc
Format
35mm Kodak
Director
Marcus Adams(first feature)
Producer
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Editor
Lucia Zucchetti
Screenwriter
Daniel Bronzite, Eitan Arrusi, Chris Baker, Andy Day
Director of Photography
Nic Morris
Principal cast
Joe Absolom, Lara Belmont, Melanie Gutteridge, Lukas Haas, James Hillier, Alex Newman, Mel Raido, Marsha Thomason

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Production Status

Production Company

Working Title Films presents in association with Film Council a WT2 production in association with Midfield Films

WT2 Ltd.
5th Floor, 76 Oxford Street
London W1D 1BS
UK

T 020 7307 2237

amanda.boyle@unistudios.com

Sales Company

United International Pictures (UK)

Contact: Deborah Sheppard
12 Golden Square, London W1A 2JL
UK

T 020 7534 5200

deborah.sheppard@uip.com

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