Project Detail

Non Compos Mentis (Not of Sound Mind)

Synopsis

Non Compos Mentis (Not of Sound Mind) is the chilling story of disturbed office worker Rob (Chris Brooklyn) who lives alone in semi-darkness in a house he has insulated against the realities of the outside world by covering all the windows in newspaper.

Unable to form a relationship on a 'normal' level, Rob instead inhabits a fantasy world of his own creation, fuelled by his isolation and prodigious appetite for pornography.

Things become a little more 'real' for Rob when he meets Michelle (Biba Lille West), the girl of his dreams. However, all is not as it seems, and the dream becomes a nightmare when Michelle turns out to be the catalyst that sends Rob on a downward spiral of lust, murder and extreme sexual deviance.

Details

Year
2003
Type of film
Features
Running time
70 mins
Format
Beta SP
Director
John Ellis
Producer
Carrie Holliman
Editor
John Ellis
Screenwriter
John Ellis
Director of Photography
John Ellis
Sound
Richard Smith, Raf Mantelli
Composer
Mercurial X, Eye-Sis
Principal cast
Chris Brooklyn, Biba Lille West, Mark Asante, Red Gachet

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Production Status

Production Company

Sirius Pictures

12 Elmley Street
London SE18 7NJ
UK

T/F +44 (0)20 8854 1206

carrie@siriuspictures.co.uk

Sales Company

Sirius Pictures

12 Elmley Street
London SE18 7NJ
UK

T/F +44 (0)20 8854 1206

carrie@siriuspictures.co.uk

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