Project Detail

The Boy with a Thorn in His Side

Synopsis

Meet Billy. Billy has problems. Girls. Work. Food. Parents. Chimpanzees. Life.

He's 18, has no job, no friends, no life. Simply put, he's a loser. He has dreams of being a big rock star or becoming an artist or writing a best-selling novel, but these are just fantasies. He doesn't want to work because he can't see the point in doing something he just doesn't want to do. So what is Billy going to do with his life?

A quirky comedy about a boy who's coming down while growing up.

Details

Year
2006
Type of project
Features
Running time
92 mins
Format
DV
Director
Mark Jeavons 1st Feature
Producer
Peter Robert Ball
Co-Producer
Peter Robert Ball
Editor
James Booth
Screenwriter
Mark Jeavons
Director of Photography
Ben Sampays
Sound
Martyn Watikins
Composer
Justin Durban
Principal cast
Alec Sedgley, Morgan Lees, Graham Pollard, Sue Kimberley

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Sepia Films Ltd

9 Brynmawr Road, Lanesfield,
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
UK

T+44 (0)7708 034 791

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