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Protein

Synopsis

Sion, a traumatised ex-squaddie kills and eats a local drug dealer for their protein. Compelled to kill again he sends shockwaves through the local criminal underworld and inadvertently sparks a brutal and bloodthirsty tit-for-tat turf war between rival gangs. Soon the bloody events set Sion on an unlikely road to redemption.
Official Selection FrightFest 2024 - European premiere

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Features
Running time
100 mins
Format
Digital - 2K / 4K
Director
Tony Burke 1st Feature
Producer
Craig Russell, Dan Bailey, Tom Gripper
Co-Producer
Ceri Evans
Executive Producer
Tony Burke
Editor
James McLean
Screenwriter
Tony Burke, Mike Oughton
Director of Photography
Andy Toovey
Production Designer
Josefine Lindmark
Sound
James Barrett, Dafydd Weeks
Composer
David Burke
Principal cast
Craig Russell, Kezia Burrows, Andrea Hall, Charlie Dale, Steven Meo, Richard Mylan
Make up
Bianca Judd, Sarah Meyrick, Andree Coster Reeves
Script and Continuity
Ines Alt Serrano

Genre

Action

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Broadside Films

Tom Gripper
Belle Vue
Ferryside
Wales
SA17 5ST

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