Project Detail

Set the Thames on Fire

Synopsis

A dark comedy, set in a fantasy London of darkness, dawns and dusks. It concerns two boys, dressed in rags and living in a little room that looks out over their ruined city, living on the edge of society, trying to survive. Despite the darkness and danger, the boys find solace and laughter in one another and bloom like weeds in the gutter. With nothing to lose, they fall through the clockwork of the city in search of escape, and perhaps even hope renewed.

Details

Year
2015
Type of film
Features
Running time
90 mins
Format
Digital Alexa pro res 444
Director
Ben Charles Edwards 1st Feature
Producer
Sadie Frost, Emma Comley
Executive Producer
Andrew Green, Ben White
Editor
Darren Baldwin
Screenwriter
Al Joshua
Director of Photography
Sergio Delgado
Production Designer
James Hatt
Sound
Patch Rowland
Composer
Al Joshua
Principal cast
Michael Winder, Max Bennet, Noel Fielding, Sally Phillips, Gerard McDermott, Lily Loveless, David Hoyle, Sadie Frost, Portia Freeman

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Blonde to Black Pictures

Emma Comley
55 Dean Street
London
W1D 6AF

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