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Sweet Dreams

Synopsis

In the forgotten English seaside town of Claypole, a series of serendipitous and unfortunate coincidences conspire to bring the lives and overreaching ambitions of a few misguided dreamers and petty criminals to a nasty end. A police chief investigates, trying to bring an end to the destruction.

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Features
Director
Carl Tibbets
Producer
Matthew James Wilkinson
Editor
Selina Macarthur
Screenwriter
Carl Tibbets
Director of Photography
Eben Boulter
Principal cast
Aimee Lou Wood, Niamh Algar, Aisling Bea, Nick Frost, Paapa Essiedu, Billy Howle
Music Supervisor
Nick Angel

Genre

Action Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Pre-production

Production Company

Stigma Films

Matthew James Wilkinson

Sales Company

AMP International

Studio 01 Zero One
Hopkins Street
Soho
London
W1F 0HS

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