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Playing the Moldovans at Tennis

Synopsis

First it was a bet, then an internationally best-selling book and now Tony Hawks' eccentric, hilarious Playing The Moldovans at Tennis, is a feature film starring Anatol Durbala, Stephen Frost, Angus Deayton, Morwenna Banks, Pat Cash and Alistair McGowan. Tony attempts to win a silly bet, but soon becomes embroiled in an uplifting and life changing adventure in a little known country on the eastern fringes of Europe. The eccentric wager was made in a London pub during a televised World Cup qualifying match between England v Moldova and resulted in Tony trying to track down the entire Moldovan football team, challenge them individually to a game of tennis, and beat them all! Along the way Tony discovers that he may have bitten off more than he can chew. In Europe's poorest country, that endures daily power shortages, bullying gangsters, and even an illegal and lawless breakaway republic, he finds that it's not that easy to coax footballers onto a tennis court. Playing the Moldovans at Tennis is a life affirming, warm and moving film that shows us that, in love stories you don't always fall in love with another person - sometimes, it's a country.
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Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Features
Running time
95 mins
Format
HD
Director
Tony Hawks, Mikolai Jaroszewicz
Producer
Tony Hawks
Editor
Christopher White
Screenwriter
Tony Hawks
Director of Photography
Mikolai Jaroszewicz
Production Designer
Vlad Lozovan, Edward Lidster
Sound
Ludovic Lasserre
Composer
Tony Hawks
Principal cast
Tony Hawks, Angus Deayton, Stephen Frost, Morwenna Banks

Genre

Comedy

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Tony Hawks Productions

Sales Company

7&7 Producers' Sales Service Ltd

122 Walton Street,
London SW3 2JJ
United Kingdom

www.producerssalesservice.com

contact: Maura Ford

Tel: +44(0)20 7584 6402
Mob: +44(0)7814 681335
e: maura@7and7.co.uk

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