Out of Depth
Synopsis
Paul Nixon (Sean Maguire) has grown up with the poverty and violence that is part and parcel of life in certain parts of London. Now in his twenties Paul has a job in the media and an 'it-girl' girlfriend, Sarah (Josephine Butler). He is on his way up. When his mother (Rita Tushingham) is attacked, however, instinct tells Paul that he must exact revenge, but when the professional villain he hires to carry out the beating asks for a favour in return, Paul is sucked into a life of drugs, violence and death.
Based on a true story, Out of Depth is a hard-hitting, contemporary, character-based thriller.
Details
- Year
- 2000
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 100 mins
- Format
- 35mm Fuji
- Director
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Simon Marshall
- Producer
- Paul Woolf
- Executive Producer
- Paul Woolf
- Editor
- St.John O'Rorke
- Director of Photography
- Adam Suschitzky
- Sound
- Michael Corden
- Composer
- Barry Adamson
- Principal cast
- Rita Tushingham, Sean Maguire, Danny Midwinter, Phil Cornwell, Clive Russell, Leigh Lawson, Joseph Butler, Nicholas Ball
- Screen Writer
- Simon Marshall
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Steon Films Ltd Contact: Stephen Cranny 15 Beira Street London SW12 9LJ Tel: 020 8673 4537 Fax: 020 8673 4537 Steonfilms@Hotmail.com www.ood.redbus.co.uk
Sales Company
Victor Films Ltd Contact: Victor Bateman 39/43 Brewer Street London W1R 3FD Tel: 020 7494 4477 Fax: 020 7494 4488
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