Project Detail

Ruthless

Matthew McGuigan

Synopsis

It’s Belfast – early 70s… BOOM! Something’s in the air and it’s not a bomb, it’s a revolution. Glam Rock is drowning out the noise of armoured cars. As British soldiers patrol the streets, kids are glued to Top Of The Pops, entranced by Marc Bolan, the androgynous, satin-clad, glitter-god.
Official Selection Krakow Film Festival 2022

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Details

Year: 2021
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 13 min
Format: 35mm
Director: Matthew McGuigan
Producer: Leo McGuigan
Co-Producer: Paul McGuigan
Executive Producer: Mark Clark
Editor: Adam O'Dywer
Screenwriter: Kate Perry
Director of Photography: Aidan Gault
Production Designer: Natasha Mudi
Sound: Andrew McArthur
Composer: T.Rex
Principal cast: Jay Lowey, Jonathan Harden

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Northern Ireland Screen

3rd Floor Alfred House
21 Alfred Street
Belfast BT2 8ED
Northern Ireland

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Sales Company

Green Ray Film Agency

Civic Trust House
50 Popes Quay
Cork
Ireland

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