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The Gift

Synopsis

Police burst into the house of two immigrants. They are taken to an unknown location. A mysterious man, interrogates them. As the interrogator discloses the reason for their internment, a gift-wrapped package with strange content inside, the two men realise that they are trapped in a Kafkaesque world.

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 mins 48 secs
Format
4K HD
Director
Murat Akser
Producer
Darren Chesney
Editor
Malachy Campbell
Screenwriter
Murat Akser
Director of Photography
Angus Mitchell
Production Designer
Patrick Creighton
Sound
Richard Cree
Composer
James Everett
Principal cast
Stuart Graham, Curtis Lee-Ashqar, Mehmet Toksoz, Roma Tomelty, Mary Moulds, Hayley McQuillan

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Murat Akser

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