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On the Run With Abdul

Synopsis

We went to Calais to make a film about refugees trying to get into Britain, but then we met sixteen year-old Abdul and suddenly things weren't so simple.

Selected for official competition at Clermont-Ferrand 2010.

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
23 mins
Format
HDV
Director
James Newton, David Lalé, Kristian Hove
Producer
Anna Higgs, Gavin Humphries
Editor
Kristian Hove, David Lalé
Director of Photography
James Newton, David Lalé
Sound
Christopher Wilson
Composer
Chris White

Genre

Children’s

Categories

Fiction Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Quark Films

10 Denmark Street
London WC2H 8LS
UK

T +44 (0)771 423 7776

info@quarkfilms.com

Sales Company

Quark Films

10 Denmark Street
London WC2H 8LS
UK

T +44 (0)771 423 7776

info@quarkfilms.com

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