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Paul Dood's Deadly Lunch Break

Synopsis

A weedy charity-shop worker is set on winning the big national talent show. But when the actions of five selfish people cause him to miss his audition, he sets out to seek deathly revenge. It's one lunch break, five spectacular murders.
Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2021 - Narrative Spotlight - World premiere

Details

Year
2021
Type of project
Features
Running time
101 min
Director
Nick Gillespie 1st Feature
Producer
Finn Bruce
Executive Producer
James Appleton
Editor
Tom Longmore
Screenwriter
Brook Driver, Matt White, Nick Gillespie
Director of Photography
Billy J. Jackson
Production Designer
Laura Little
Composer
Dan Baboulene
Principal cast
Tom Meeten, Katherine Parkinson, Kris Marshall, Alice Lowe, Mandeep Dhillon, Johnny Vegas, Steve Oram, Craig Parkinson, Kevin Bishop, Pippa Haywood

Genre

Action Comedy

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Belstone Pictures

4A Oakley Street
London SW3 5NN

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