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The Front Line

Synopsis

Joe Yumba, a Congolese refugee, has seemingly put his horrific past behind him. Newly reunited with his wife and son in Ireland, he enjoys his job as a security guard at a Dublin bank. When a murderous gang kidnaps his family in exchange for his help in robbing the bank, dormant demons are awakened in Joe.

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Features
Running time
93 min
Format
35mm
Director
David Gleeson
Producer
Lena Rehnberg, Philip Homberg, Adrian Sturgess, James Flynn, John Chambers
Co-Producer
Lena Rehnberg, Philip Homberg, Adrian Sturgess, James Flynn, John Chambers
Editor
Stuart Gazzard
Screenwriter
David Gleeson
Director of Photography
Volker Tittel, BVK
Production Designer
Jim Furlong
Composer
Patrick Cassidy
Principal cast
Eriq Ebouaney, Gerard McSorley, James Frain, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Fatou N’Diyae

Genre

Action Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Wide Eye Films Ltd.

70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay
Dublin 2
Ireland

T/F +353 1 6787930

mail@wideeyefilms.com

Sales Company

High Point Media Group

Suite 16, Deane House Studios
Greenwood Place
London NW5 1LB
UK

T +44 (0)20 77424 6870

info@highpointfilms.co.uk

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