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The Baker

Synopsis

Milo is a professional hitman living on the edge. When he fails to fulfil a contract for the first time in his career, he is forced to escape the city to avoid the wrath of his employers who are keen to make him pay for his apparent failure. Pursued by a ruthless colleague who has been charged with delivering his punishment, Milo hides out in a remote rural village where the locals mistake him for the new baker. Forced to bake bread and cakes to maintain his cover, what he discovers in the process is nothing short of a revelation. When sparks fly with the beautiful local vet, he decides to start a legitimate new life as the village baker; but with his past about to catch up with him, Milo soon discovers that you can't always have your cake and eat it.

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Features
Running time
95 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Gareth Lewis 1st Feature
Producer
Justin Williams, Dan Shepherd, Damian Lewis, Adrian Sturges
Editor
Alan Strachan
Screenwriter
Gareth Lewis
Director of Photography
Sean Bobbitt
Production Designer
Jenifer Kernke
Composer
Alex Wurman
Principal cast
Damian Lewis, Kate Ashfield, Michael Gambon

Genre

Welsh Comedy

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Picture Farm

7 Garrett Street
London EC1Y 0TY
UK

T +44 (0)20 7566 5879

info@picture-farm.com

Grandville Pictures

6 Chesterfield Gardens
London W1J 5BG
UK

T+44 (0)20 7409 3972

info@grandvillepictures.com

Sales Company

Bankside Films

Douglas House
3 Richmond Buildings
London W1D 3HE
UK

T +44 (0)20 7734 3566

hilary@bankside-films.com

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