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Mortus Illumina

Synopsis

A Faustian puppeteer tells the story of Mary, a girl who sells her soul for five years worth of happiness. She takes refuge in a convent, unaware that her soul holds the key to the survival or destruction of the deadlights realm, a world that exists between this and the next.

Details

Year
2005
Type of film
Features
Running time
90 mins
Format
DVcam
Director
Chance
Producer
Robert St-John Smith
Editor
Jon Weinman
Screenwriter
Smith
Director of Photography
Lloyd Betel Higgins, Brandon Bisnette
Sound
James Butler
Composer
Brian Madigan
Principal cast
Jonothan Hooley, Adam Booth, Susie Benton, Darrell Brockis, Paul Holden

Genre

Horror Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

The 5YLAC Group

26 York Street
London W1U 6PZ
UK

T+44 (0)84 5310 4314

info@5ylac.biz

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