The Darkest Hour
Synopsis
Pat leads an apparently ordinary life as an attendant in a notorious public toilet where the majority of the clientele are either involved in drug deals or cottaging. The only light in his otherwise solitary life is Kim, a girl he is infatuated with, who works in a local cafe he frequents.
When he is 'provoked' into committing an act of extreme violence, Pat's subsequent unorthodox reaction to his crime leads inevitably to his life changing forever.
Details
- Year
- 2002
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 75 mins
- Format
- DV
- Director
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John Ellis
- Producer
- Carrie Holliman
- Editor
- John Ellis
- Screenwriter
- John Ellis
- Director of Photography
- Stuart Richards, John Ellis
- Sound
- Kjetil Njoten
- Composer
- Erik Satie
- Principal cast
- Jason Ford, Louise Brealey, Mark Asante, Chris Brooklyn
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Sirius Pictures
12 Elmley StreetPlumstead
London SE18 7NT
UK
T 00 44 (0)20 8854 1206
Sales Company
Sirius Pictures
12 Elmley StreetPlumstead
London SE18 7NT
UK
T 00 44 (0)20 8854 1206
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