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Shut Up And Shoot Me

Synopsis

When his wife is accidentally squashed by a statue, nerdy Englishman Colin decides he can't live without her. So Colin bribes Pavel, a long-suffering Czech odd-job man, to help him die. An unlikely friendship develops as Pavel's plans for Colin's death spin out of control.

Details

Year
2005
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Steen Agro
Producer
Paul Sherwood, Storitel
Screenwriter
Steen Agro
Director of Photography
Howard J Smith
Principal cast
Karel Roden, Andy Nyman, Anna Geislerova

Genre

Comedy

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Storitel

99 Palatine Road
Manchester
M20 3JQ
UK

T+44 (0)161 445 4627

paul.sherwood@storitel.com

Sales Company

Moviehouse Entertainment

9 Grafton Mews
London W1T 5HZ
UK

T+44 (0)20 7380 3999

info@moviehouseent.com

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