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The New 22

Synopsis

40-year-old New Yorker Maddie uproots her life and moves to London with her husband to support his 'midlife crisis' as a last chance middle aged drama school student. He repays her by having a string of affairs with two women and a man. This stunning discovery of marital infidelity forces Maddie and her two best friends to re-examine their lives and venture out into the city to attempt to make up for the fun they missed during their younger years.
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Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 minutes
Director
Angela Franklyn 1st Feature
Producer
Angela Franklyn
Executive Producer
Samuel Garrick
Screenwriter
Angela Franklyn
Director of Photography
Ash Taylor
Sound
James Lloyd
Composer
Tom Nettleship, Daisy Coole
Principal cast
Angela Franklyn, Abigail Rosser, Elizabeth Griffin, Patrick Neyman, Alan Mirren
Associate Producer
Linda Christina Riedmann, Production Assistant: Francesca Lewis, 1st AD: Aimee Williams

Genre

Woman Director Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

Manuka Road Productions

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