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The Game

A young man, sits alone in a cafe, deep in thought. A bouquet of disregarded roses in front of him.
A young man and a young girl, stare at something together. Another man watches their interaction carefully from behind.
In a busy street, a young man, attempts to catch the attention of a young woman.
In a quiet street, a young man and an older man watch two girls having an intense conversation from afar.
In a bathroom, a young girl places her finger on a man's lips as if to shush him. A mirror and a polaroid of the couple separates them.

Synopsis

Donald, a lonely young man desperate to improve his dating life, hires a manipulative pick-up artist, Charles, to teach him how to meet and attract women. Over the course of one night in London, Donald is pulled into a world of performance, pressure and control, where confidence becomes coercion and desire begins to blur with power. What began as a harmless lesson on love transforms into a night where the methods he is instructed to use to achieve his goal are far darker than he could have ever imagined.

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Features
Running time
65 min
Format
Digital / 4K digital video
Director
Blaize Mott 1st Feature
Producer
Blaize Mott
Co-Producer
Tony Barroso
Executive Producer
Blaize Mott
Editor
Yash Mavlanka
Screenwriter
Blaize Mott
Director of Photography
James Hepburn
Production Designer
Blaize Mott
Sound
Thomas Allis
Composer
Ross Koopmans
Principal cast
Ferdinand Jeampy, Julian London, Izzy Burton, Emma Cavell King
Other Lead Creative(s)
Natalia Stanisweska, Andrew Greaves
Casting Director
Louisa Mills
Intimacy Coordinator
Gareth Henry
1st Assistant Director
Tony Barroso
2nd Assistant Director
Oscar Hyland
Colour Grader
Christian Williamson
Production Manager
Irena Halchenko
Production Assistant
Lily Pickering
Production Assistant
Mia Pickering
Production Assistant
Stallone Tandehosen
Production Assistant
Valeria Tkachenko
Original song by
Anna Krutova

Genre

Drama Thriller

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

Blaizemottproductions

Blaize Mott
92 East Hill
Wandsworth
SW18 2HG

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