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Sins of the Father

Synopsis

A Scottish fisherman tries not to repeat the mistakes made by his father. However, when forced to commit a crime for what he believes to be the right reasons, he finds himself the cause of a tragedy that has a sense of relentless inevitability.

Details

Year
1998
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 mins
Format
35mm Kodak
Director
Peter Chapman
Producer
Neil Robinson
Director of Photography
Sam McCurdy
Principal cast
Alastair Findlay and Gordon McCorkhill
Executive Screen Writer
Mike Wright

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Studio Arts Television The Cinema 10 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6QG Tel: 0191 261 2023 Fax: 0191 221 0535

Sales Company

as Production Company

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