Project Detail

The Overcoat

Synopsis

A modern adaptation of Gogol's famous short story. A simple civil servant's life is turned upside down when he is given an overcoat. Dark and violent, the film shows a man's struggle in a kafkaesque world.

Details

Year
2005
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
17 mins 35 secs
Format
S16mm
Director
Jeremy Riggall
Editor
Lee Thomas
Screenwriter
Jeremy Riggall
Director of Photography
Federico Alfonzo
Sound
Simon Gillman
Composer
Mark Tschanz
Principal cast
Stuart Laing, Josephine Butler, Grant Gillespie

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

IOM Films

37 Sisters Avenue
London SW11 5SR
UK

jeremy@iomfilms.co.uk

Sales Company

IOM Films

37 Sisters Avenue
London SW11 5SR
UK

jeremy@iomfilms.co.uk

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