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The Old Man and The Thief

Robert making a phone call.
Robert in a cafe.
A broken window with a hammer.
Robert in a park.
Robert at a shop.
The shopkeeper.
The burglar looking at a cupboard.
The burglar stealing an item.
Robert looking at the damage to his home.
Robert confronting the burglar.

Synopsis

A lonely retiree returns home to find that he's been burgled, only to then realise that the culprit never left.
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Details

Type of project
Shorts
Running time
09:38
Format
Digital
Director
Jonathan Cross
Producer
Herries Anderton; Jonathan Cross
Editor
Quynh Nguyen Dieu
Screenwriter
Herries Anderton; Jonathan Cross
Director of Photography
Kit Makcenzie
Sound
Will Fox
Principal cast
Paul Jesson; Ben Skym

Genre

Crime / Mystery Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

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