Project Detail

The Toybox

Synopsis

It all began so innocently for two children growing up in the deepest countryside, their imaginations set ablaze by a book on local myths and legends.

Berenice convinces her younger brother Brian that she is the reincarnation of a witch with the powers to put everything right. As they grow up Brian becomes emotionally dependent on his sister, so that when she returns to the family home for Christmas with her new boyfriend he feels totally betrayed. At the same time a man strongly resembling the mythical Jake the Mid-Folker is closing in. An overwhelming sense of impending horror surrounds the house, but is the enemy outside - or is the enemy within?

Details

Year
2006
Type of film
Features
Running time
85 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Paolo Sedazzari
Producer
Michael Guest
Editor
Ian Seymour
Screenwriter
Paolo Sedazzari
Director of Photography
Roger Eaton
Sound
Jonathan Wyatt
Composer
Miguel d'Oliveira, Iain Chambers
Principal cast
Elliott Jordan, Claudine Spiteri, Suzanne Bertish, Heather Chasen

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Brandnew Films

1 Capital House, 7 Clipstone Street
London W1W 6BD
UK

T+44 (0)20 7580 6701

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