Project Detail

Protein

Andy Toovey

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

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Broadside Films

Tom Gripper
Belle Vue
Ferryside
Wales
SA17 5ST

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