Project Detail

Ride the Snake

Synopsis

Four years after the death of her husband, Paal Singh, in a car accident, Harper and her daughter, Megan, kidnap Sebastian (the driver of the other car) who was given a lenient sentence by the court on account of his having Dissociative Identity Disorder.
They enlist the reluctant help of Taran, Harper's stepson, to try Sebastian again and - when he is found guilty - to impose their own sentence. Their plans go awry when, with the aid of his daughter, Lilith, Sebastian is freed. But he doesn't leave. Sebastian and Lilith have other plans for the family who find themselves on trial, and have to endure a night of never ending surprises.

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 min
Format
Digital Anamorphic
Director
Shani G
Producer
Amar Singh
Executive Producer
Balwant & Harjeet Grewal, Sukhminder Toor, Vanessa Hall, Robert Barrett, Han Grewal, Mina Barrett
Editor
Sandip Mahal
Screenwriter
Shani G
Director of Photography
Jamie Knights
Production Designer
Mel Wignall
Sound
Alex Stroud, Antony Brown
Composer
Sebastian Hyatt
Principal cast
Susanna Hamilton, Michael Maloney, Madhav Sharma, Miranda Nolan, Viraj Juneja, Francesca Baker

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Balhar Films Limited

Sawasdee
Bunker's Hill
Wisbech St Mary
Cambs
PE13 4SQ

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