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The Dig

Synopsis

After serving fifteen years for murder, Callahan returns home to find Sean, his victim’s father, searching for the body. Callahan soon realises that the only way to get rid of him is to help him dig.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2018 - Discovery

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Features
Running time
97 mins
Director
Ryan Tohill, Andrew Tohill 1st Feature
Producer
Brian J. Falconer
Executive Producer
Andrew Reid, Kathleen Ying McKinley
Editor
Helen Sheridan
Screenwriter
Stuart Drennan
Director of Photography
Angus Mitchell
Production Designer
Ashleigh Jeffers
Sound
Chris Woodcock
Composer
James Everett
Principal cast
Moe Dunford, Emily Taaffe, Francis Magee, Lorcan Cranitch

Genre

Northern Irish Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

An Out of Orbit and Wolfhound Media production

Out of Orbit

51 Malone Road
Belfast
Brian J. Falconer

Sales Company

XYZ Films

3103-B, South La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles
CA 90016
USA

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