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The Fortune-Telling Doll

Synopsis

Office-worker Bob thinks he's dreaming when a doll starts talking to him, until it helps him to find a girlfriend. But the doll won't stop talking, and keeps Bob awake each night. When he tries to end the relationship, the doll uses its powers to take revenge.

Details

Year
2005
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
14 mins
Format
Digital Betacam, BetaCam SP, HDD5
Director
MKL Lau
Producer
Sanjay Maraj
Editor
John Kelly
Screenwriter
MKL Lau
Director of Photography
Maxwell Hodgetts
Sound
Milos Momcilovic
Principal cast
Anton Saunders, Katrine Bach

Genre

Experimental Asian

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

21st February Films

32 Percy Street
London W1T 2DE
UK

sanjay.maraj@gmail.com

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