The Man Who Would Be Queen
Synopsis
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
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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
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Silver Leaf Pictures
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UK
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