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The Pit and the Pendulum: A Study in Torture

Synopsis

An ordinary man is arrested in an unnamed Middle Eastern country. Suspected of terrorism, he is held for 'enhanced interrogation'. Alone in the dark, he hallucinates a series of psychological tortures. When he is rescued we discover the real brutality that he has been subjected to.
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Details

Year
2013
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 mins
Format
Digital
Director
Fiona Bavinton
Producer
Clare Cahill, Patricia Rybarczyk, Fiona Bavinton
Executive Producer
Fiona Bavinton
Screenwriter
Fiona Bavinton
Director of Photography
Dawid Pietkiewicz
Sound
Alistair Locke
Composer
Doug Berwick
Principal cast
Stephen Marcus, Paul McGann, Jeffery Kissoon, Nicholas Farrell
Additional photography
Paul Jenkins

Genre

Horror Human Rights Literary Adaptation Woman Director Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

Compos Mentis Productions Ltd

W: www.composmentis.com
E: enquiries@composmentis.com

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