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The Blood of the Rose

Synopsis

Henry Singer's gripping film tells the story of the extraordinary life and brutal death of filmmaker-turned-conservationist Joan Root, and of her campaign to save her beloved Lake Naivasha in Kenya. The film is both a biopic and a classic whodunit. Who killed Joan Root?

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Features
Running time
92 mins
Format
HD
Director
Henry Singer
Producer
Magnus Temple, Charlotte Moore
Co-Producer
Magnus Temple, Charlotte Moore
Editor
Ben Stark
Director of Photography
Jonathan Partridge
Sound
Paul Paragon
Composer
Andy Cowton

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Dragonfly Film and Television

120-124 Curtain Road
London EC2A 3SQ
UK

T:+44 (0)207 033 2300

F:+44 (0)207 729 3086

info@dragonfly.tv

Sales Company

Niki Page

C4i Distribution
21-25 St Anne's Court
London W1F 0BJ
UK

T: +44 (0)207 494 5790

F: +44 (0)207 494 5791

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