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The Date

Synopsis

Jazmín, an Argentinian single mum living in London, is excited: this afternoon she will have her first date in years. Filled with a nervous energy, she wonders what the day will bring - but as the minutes roll by, things do not turn out the way she had hoped… Through a series of carefully composed, unbroken takes, THE DATE presents an intimate, near-silent meditation on loneliness, the need for connection, and the invisible wounds we carry.

Details

Type of project: Features
Running time: 80:00
Director: Alex Barrett
Producer: Maria Caruana Galizia, Julie Foy
Executive Producer: Jazmín Falak
Editor: Alex Barrett
Screenwriter: Alex Barrett, Áine O'Neill-Mason
Director of Photography: Nic Wassell
Production Designer: Ella Moore
Composer: James McWilliam
Principal cast: Jazmín Falak

Genre

Drama Romance Thriller

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

Candle & Bell

Maria Caruana Galizia
Pride Media Centre
Gateshead
NE10 0HW

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