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The Forgotten

Synopsis

A father and son are forced to squat in a derelict flat in an abandoned council estate. While 14 year old Tommy struggles to connect with his deteriorating father Mark, and glean where his mum might have gone, he makes an unlikely new friend in ballsy, street-smart Carmen. Together they investigate the unsettling experiences Tommy's having on the estate and start to unravel the chilling truth behind the noises coming through Tommy's bedroom wall from the apartment next door.

Details

Year
2014
Type of project
Features
Director
Oliver Frampton
Producer
Jennifer Handorf
Editor
Thomas Perrett
Screenwriter
Oliver Frampton, James Hall
Director of Photography
Eben Bolter
Production Designer
Chloe James, Caitlin Thompson
Principal cast
Clem Tibber, Shaun Dingwall, Elarica Gallacher, Lyndsey Marshal, James Doherty, Jennifer Matter

Genre

Horror Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Stickyback Pictures

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