Shadows in the Sun
Synopsis
When Hannah’s son, Robert arrives with Kate and Sam, his teenage daughter and ten-year-old son, tensions quickly surface. Robert is troubled by Hannah’s intimacy with Joe and is deeply suspicious of his motives, while Kate finds him extremely attractive. Sam, in between, excitedly exploring the nearby ship wreck and roaming the countryside, learns about jealousy and loss.
Robert endeavors to assert his place over Joe and take control of his mother’s life. But ultimately it is through Joe that he comes to understand the people and things in his life that really matter.
Details
- Year
- 2009
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 85 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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David Rocksavage
- Producer
- Ivan MacTaggart, David Rocksavage
- Co-Producer
- Ivan MacTaggart, David Rocksavage
- Editor
- Eduardo Perez Vidal
- Screenwriter
- Margaret Glover, David Rocksavage
- Director of Photography
- Milton Kam
- Production Designer
- Will Field
- Sound
- Keith Tunney
- Composer
- Richard Chester
- Principal cast
- Jean Simmons, James Wilby, Jamie Dornan, Ophelia Lovibond, Toby Marlow
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Wreck Productions
24 Hanway StreetLondon W1T 1UH
UK
Sales Company
High Point Media Group
Suite 16 Deane House StudiosGreenwood Place
London NW5 1LB
UK
T +44 (0)20 7424 6870
sales@highpointfilms.co.uk
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