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The Sleeping Room

Synopsis

A young Brighton call girl begins to fall for the quirky charms of her client, but she's even more intrigued by the grand Regency terraced house that he is renovating. Together they uncover a secret room which unlocks many dark and terrifying secrets.
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Details

Year
2014
Type of project
Features
Running time
78 mins
Format
HD
Director
John Shackleton 1st Feature
Producer
Gareth I Davies, John Shackleton
Editor
John Gillanders
Screenwriter
Ross Jameson, Alex Chandon, John Shackleton
Director of Photography
Simon Poulter
Production Designer
Lorna Gay Copp
Composer
Paul Saunderson
Principal cast
Leila Mimmack, Joseph Beattie, Julie Graham, David Sibley, Christopher Adamson

Genre

Horror Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Movie Mogul Films

Unit M103
Cardiff Bay Business Centre
Lewis Road
Ocean Park, Cardiff
CF24 5EJ

Sales Company

7 & 7 Producers' Sales Service Ltd

122 Walton Street
London
SW3 2JJ

Kaleidoscope Film Distribution

77 Oxford Street
London
W1D 2ES
Tel: +44 20 3397 4410

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