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 film: Features
Running time: 83 mins
Format: Super 16mm
Director: JK Amalou
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
Music: John Hardy
Principal cast: Stuart Laing, James Doherty, Isabel Brook, Daisy Beaumont, Ashley Nunn, Nathalie Press