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Standby

Synopsis

Alan, a 28-year-old working at the Tourist Information Desk in Dublin Airport, who bumps into the long lost love of his life, Alice, who is waiting on standby for a flight back to America.

Details

Year
2014
Type of film
Features
Running time
90 mins
Director
Rob Burke, Ronan Burke
Producer
John Wallace
Editor
Tony Kearns, John Murphy
Screenwriter
Pierce Ryan
Director of Photography
David Grennan
Production Designer
Emma Lowney
Principal cast
Jessica Paré, Brian Gleeson, Stanley Townsend

Genre

Comedy

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

IE, LU coproduction

Black Sheep Productions (IE)

Juliette Films

Filmland
25 Zone Industrielle Kehlen
Kehlen L-8287
Luxembourg

Paul Thiltges Distributions

Filmland
27 Zone Industrielle Kehlen
Kehlen L-8287
Luxembourg

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