Project Detail

The Poet

Synopsis

A contract killer sees a chance to free himself from a tragic past when he falls for Paula who is grieving over the death of her brother. One thing stands in the way of their happiness and his salvation; the discovery that the man Paula loves is her brother's killer. The Poet shows us that we can't choose love; it chooses us.

Details

Year
2003
Type of film
Features
Running time
100 mins
Format
35mm, Fuji
Director
Paul Hills
Producer
Arno Ortmair, Evan Todd, Tim Ney
Editor
Peter Adam
Screenwriter
Barbara Jago, Robert Hammond, Emil Meyer, Leslie Ann Proctor
Director of Photography
Roger Bonnici
Sound
William Franck
Principal cast
Dougray Scott, Laura Elena Harring, Jurgen Prochnow, Andrew Lee Potts

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Meltemi Entertainment

10 Soho Square
London W1V 6NT
UK

T+44 (0)20 7287 6393

kim@meltemi.fsnet.co.uk

Sales Company

Arclight Films Pty

1201/39 McLaren Street
North Sydney, 2060 Australia

T+61 2 9955 8825

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