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Lunatic

Synopsis

Lunatic shares laughter with tears as we drift on a tumbleweed journey into the world of two South London brothers and their associates.

Bill and Perry, the brothers, are small time entrepreneurs. Howard, Dave and Laurie are their partners. The chaps get the bulk of their money from collecting rents on ex-council properties that they acquire through a scam.

The main character of the story ‘Bill’ takes the viewer through two days of events that he persistently blames upon an impending full moon.
 
With tender-sweet moments of love, laughter and south London banter, entrepreneurs, sidekicks, wives, lovers and friends push the film towards its conclusion of revenge with wonderful street humour and colour.

Infidelity, betrayal, suicide and murder crash onto the screen with an authenticity rarely witnessed.

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Features
Running time
86 mins
Format
DVD
Director
Bill Maloney 1st Feature
Producer
Maria Maloney
Editor
Digital Holdings
Screenwriter
Bill Maloney
Director of Photography
Regan Maloney
Production Designer
Bill Maloney
Sound
Digital Holdings
Composer
Garrikk, O' Brien and Daniels, Franz Black
Principal cast
Bill Maloney, Tony Resta, Grant Davis, Clive Lewis, Donna Combe, Lisa Healy, Karen Paton

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Pie 'n' Mash Films Ltd

94G Hither Green Lane
London SE13 6PS
UK

M +44 (0)7710 416 470

pienmashfilms@hotmail.com

Sales Company

Blackhorse Entertainment (Nick Cooper)

Uplands Business Park
Blackhorse Lane
London E17 5QJ
UK

T +44 (0)20 8501 9277

nick.cooper@blackhorseentertainment.com

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