Project Detail

Swindles and Slim

Synopsis

Swindles and Slim is a brutal, haunting portrait of two seventy-year-old ex-gangsters who regain their youth, only to lose it again - and each other, when bequeathed a stolen painting which is cursed.

Details

Year
2002
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
17 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Suzy Evans
Producer
Jonny Persey
Executive Producer
Jonny Persey
Editor
Riaz Meer
Screenwriter
Suzy Evans
Director of Photography
Tom Townend
Sound
Tristan Anikan
Composer
Alasdair Reid
Principal cast
Trevor Martin, Eric Mason, Ricci Harnett, Neil Maskell

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Production Status

Production Company

APT Film and Television

Contact: Christina Slater
225A Brecknock Road
London N19 5AA
UK

T 00 44 (0)20 7284 1695

Sales Company

APT Film and Television

Contact: Christina Slater
225A Brecknock Road
London N19 5AA
UK

T 00 44 (0)20 7284 1695

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