Project Detail

Silver Haze

Name: Silver Haze
Director: Sacha Polak
Genre: Drama
Released: 2023
Duration: 102 min

Synopsis

Fifteen years after she got burnt when the pub where she slept as a child caught fire, Franky seeks revenge because she still hasn't found any answers. Franky suspects Jane, her mother's best friend, of setting fire to the pub. When Franky meets Florence, a girl with whom she falls deeply in love, she runs away from home. Together, Franky and Florence throw a petrol bomb through Jane's window. While Franky's sister becomes a convert, the unexpected death of someone dear helps Franky to forgive.
Official Selection Berlin Film Festival 2023 - Panorama - World premiere
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2023 - International Narrative Competition
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023

Details

Year: 2023
Type of project: Features
Running time: 102 min
Director: Sacha Polak
Producer: Marleen Slot
Co-Producer: Michael Elliott
Executive Producer: Clea De Koning, Frank Klein, Eva Yates
Editor: Lot Rossmark
Screenwriter: Sacha Polak
Director of Photography: Tibor Dingelstad
Production Designer: Elena Isolini
Sound: Supervising Sound Editor: Max van den Oever
Composer: Joris Oonk, Ella van der Woude
Principal cast: Vicky Knight, Esme Creed-Miles, Charlotte Knight, Archie Brigden

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Netherlands, UK co-production

EMU Films

17 Leighton Place
London
NW5 2QL

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Sales Company

New Europe Film Sales

Jan Naszewski

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