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The Intended

Synopsis

The story of a couple's quest for happiness. Set in the 1920s, a forty-year-old woman Sarah and her young lover Hamish travel to an ivory trading post, deep in the jungle. Run with an iron fist by the domineering Mrs Jones, her avaricious son William and his elderly scheming nanny Erina. The influence of the newcomers on the small strained group of inhabitants unleashes greed, murder and madness: a tragedy where everyone is the victim of each others broken dreams.

Details

Year
2002
Type of project
Features
Running time
tbc
Format
35mm
Director
Kristian Levring
Producer
Sally Hibbin
Executive Producer
Sally Hibbin
Editor
Nicholas Wayman Harris
Screenwriter
Kristian Levring, Janet McTeer
Director of Photography
Jens Schlosser
Sound
Stuart Wilson
Principal cast
Janet McTeer, JJ Feild, Olympia Dukakis, Brenda Fricker

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Parallax Pictures

7 Denmark Street
London WC2H 8LS
UK

T 00 44 (0)20 7836 1478

Sales Company

The Works

4 Great Portland Street
London W1W 8QJ
UK

T 00 44 (0)20 7612 1080

www.theworksltd.com

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