Project Detail

The Man Who Would Be Queen

Synopsis

Hugo is a popular entertainer, working in a Soho club. But, in a former life, Hugo was a pompous twit, a man's man who escaped the city life to live in rural splendour with his long-suffering, beautiful wife Anna.

To celebrate his birthday and to show off his new country house, Hugo invites his lawyer friend Steve and his celebrity wannabe wife Wendy for a peaceful weekend.

But the unexpected arrival of the charismatic Ben, an old flame of Anna and a former friend of Hugo, proves to be a disaster, as Hugo's weekend descends into a chaos of thieves, strippers, gypsies, madness and - murder?

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Features
Running time
83 mins
Format
Super 16mm
Director
JK Amalou
Producer
Sam Amalou, Daryl Folkard, Derek Mills
Co-Producer
Sam Amalou, Daryl Folkard, Derek Mills
Editor
St John O' Rorke
Screenwriter
J. K. Amalou
Director of Photography
Nick Sawyer
Production Designer
James Fawkes
Sound
Rosie Straker
Composer
John Hardy
Principal cast
Stuart Laing, James Doherty, Isabel Brook, Daisy Beaumont, Ashley Nunn, Nathalie Press

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Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Silver Leaf Pictures

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London SW19 5DQ
UK

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