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The Happiness Salesman

Synopsis

Karen (Archie Panjabi) is resigned to a life of suburban ennui, the dreams of her youth a distant memory. On an autumn afternoon as she struggles to get her baby to sleep she is disturbed by a door-to-door Salesman (Christopher Eccleston). Desperate for adult companionship she engages with the enigmatic Salesman. He makes a claim that he can sell her something that will radically change her life; he offers Karen, an opportunity to fulfill long forgotten dreams and ambitions. But is Karen prepared to pay the price?

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 mins 56 secs
Format
35mm
Director
Krishnendu Majumdar
Producer
Arif Hussein
Editor
Chris Gill
Screenwriter
Steve Gomez
Director of Photography
Jan Pester
Production Designer
Stuart Mackay
Sound
Tom Sayers
Composer
Vik Sharma
Principal cast
Christopher Eccleston, Archie Panjabi

Genre

Action Horror Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Kaos Films

Pinewood Studios,
Pinewood Road
Iver Heath
Bucks, SL0 0NH
UK

info@kaosfilms.co.uk

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