Project Detail

The Planet

Synopsis

A mercenary spaceship ferrying a convict is attacked by a horde of unidentified fighter craft. Forced to abandon their crippled ship the survivors land on 'The Planet'. Soon they discover that they are not alone, as they battle to survive they begin to fall prey to a malevolent force. A force which turns the souls of their fallen comrades against them. Forming a rescue plan the survivors race to carry it out while they still can.

Unknown to the team, the prisoner is also on the planet and his presence there could change the universe as they know it, forever.

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Features
Running time
75 mins
Format
DV
Director
Mark Stirton
Producer
Kerwin Robertson
Co-Producer
Kerwin Robertson
Editor
Mark Stirton
Screenwriter
Mark Stirton, Michael Clark
Director of Photography
Mark Stirton
Production Designer
Michael Clark
Sound
Mark Stirton, Nicky Fraser
Composer
Nicky Fraser
Principal cast
Mike Mitchell, Patrick Wight, Scott Ironside, Shawn Paul Hastings, Ashley Branston, Michael Clark, Steve Tomas, Tim Branston, Mark Wyness, Graham Robertson

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Production Status

Production Company

Stirton Productions

29 Cadenhead Place
Aberdeen AB25 3AH
UK

T +44(0)7784 031 818

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