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The Critic

Synopsis

A sous-chef prepares for a food critic whose verdict could save the struggling restaurant. But with the regular chef failing to make the evening shift, tensions mount as the owner tightens the screws in a bid to recapture his past success.

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
9 mins
Director
Toby Martin Hughes, James Shannon
Producer
Catherine Withers
Screenwriter
Toby Martin Hughes, James Shannon
Director of Photography
Natalja Safronova
Sound
Thomas Fisher
Principal cast
Bianca Buha, Ivan Murphy, Robert Sharpe, Alexander Morelli

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Toby Martin Hughes, James Shannon Film

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