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Lost In Karastan

Synopsis

A gentle black comedy about a confused, washed up film director, Emil, who is invited by a nascent state to make a national epic in an obscure Caucasus Republic ruled by an eccentric and corrupt dictator. When down and out Academy award-winning British film director Emil Miller receives an invitation to the Embassy of the Autonomous Republic of Karastan, little does he know that he will be embarking on one of the wildest journeys of his already diverse and colourful career.

Details

Year
2014
Type of film
Features
Running time
94 mins
Format
Digital
Director
Ben Hopkins
Producer
Mike Downey, Sam Taylor
Executive Producer
Stephen Daldry, Michael Cowan
Editor
Alan Levy
Screenwriter
Ben Hopkins, Pawel Pawlikowski
Director of Photography
Jörg Gruber
Production Designer
Mamuka Esadze, Kote Japaridze
Sound
Paata Godziashvili
Composer
Andreas Lucas
Principal cast
Matthew MacFadyen, Myanna Buring, Noah Taylor, Richard van Weyden

Genre

Comedy

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, Georgia, Russia, Germany coproduction

F&ME (UK), 20 Steps Production (GE), Brandstorm Entertainment (DE), Metra Films (RU)

Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME)

2nd Floor
138 Portobello Road
London
W11 2DZ

Sales Company

Phoenix Worldwide Entertainment

Suite 9, Regency House
91 Western Road
Brighton
BN1 2NW

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