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The Boot

Synopsis

A young woman in her mid thirties tries on a pair of beautiful boots in an expensive up-market shoe shop. Unfortunately the boot becomes stuck and as the young lady's leg begins to swell the shop assistants main concern is the boot rather than the woman wearing it.

Details

Year
1999
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
11 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Peter Boyd Maclean
Producer
Ahmad Ahmadzadeh
Executive Producer
Ahmad Ahmadzadeh
Director of Photography
Robin Cox
Principal cast
Kim Thomson, James Bowers, Terence Harvey
Film Stock
Kodak Screen Writer: Tamara Griffiths

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Big Sole Films 25 Sidney Square london, E1 2EY UK T +44 (0)20 8809 6897

Sales Company

as Production Company

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