The Marker
Synopsis
Marley is asked to identify the body of his estranged junkie mother. Later, in a fragile emotional state, he encounters a Romanian woman called Ana and her 9 year old daughter Cristina. During a confrontation over an unpaid debt he accidentally kills Ana. Marley goes to jail for manslaughter but soon realises that Ana has returned as a manifestation of his guilt. Eventually they forge an uneasy truce on the understanding that he will take care of Cristina upon his release.
By the time Marley is released, Cristina is a teenager. Determined to set things right, he goes on a mission to find her. He discovers that Cristina has been absorbed into a dark world of corruption and people trafficking. He must use his criminal skills and knowledge of the brutal underworld to save her.
A redemption story of the deepest, darkest noir in the territory of 'A Prophet' or 'Biutiful'.
Edinburgh International FIlm Festival 2017 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2017
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 83 mins
- Format
- Digital
- Director
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Justin Edgar
- Producer
- Rebecca Joerin, Ian Sharp
- Executive Producer
- Richard Holmes
- Editor
- Philip Arkinstall
- Screenwriter
- Justin Edgar
- Director of Photography
- Liam Iandoli
- Production Designer
- John Ellis
- Sound
- Vincent Watts
- Music
- Enoch Kent
- Principal cast
- Frederick Schmidt, Ana Uluru, John Hannah, Cathy Tyson
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Marker Productions Limited
77 Princes RoadRichmond
TW10 6DQ
104 Films
Justin EdgarThe Workstation
15 Paternoster Row
Sheffield
S1 2BX
Achilles Entertainments
30 Red Lion StreetRichmond
London
TW9 1RB
Sales Company
Truffle Pictures
Caroline Couret-Delegue42A Charlotte Street
London
W1T 2NP
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