The Truth Game
Synopsis
"The film is an investigation into what truth really is and whether or not it matters in society today," says Rumley. "I've always found it very interesting that the truth is something we're told should be adhered to but in fact the pillars of society who tell us to be truthful are actually the ones who are being
anything but.
"Writing and directing it the way I have means I'm saying, 'Look, here's a bunch of people and they're all getting on with each other but they're also all lying to each other'. The audience is the omniscient, all-seeing eye."
Strong Language, released in the UK earlier this year to critical plaudits, was, in fact, the second instalment but was rushed into production when financing for the first film, Club Le Monde, fell through.
Rumley kept the budget of his follow-up, The Truth Game, low, aware of the pitfalls of aiming too high with a second film. He teamed up with Piers Jackson, who financed it through his Screen Production Associates. Shooting began in October last year, with a large Georgian house in London the sole location.
Rumley is now on the verge of signing a distribution deal for the UK, something he was keen to do before taking the film abroad. "The support you get from a UK distributor can boost its chances internationally," he says.
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- Year
- 2000
- Type of film
- Features
- Director
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Simon Rumley
- ACDir
- Simon Rumley. 2000. 35mm. 80mins. Exec prods: Douglas Abbott, John Jaquiss. Prods: SimoAn Rumley, Piers Jackson. Scr: Simon Rumley. DoP: Alistair Cameron. Prod des: Alice Herrick. Ed: Colin Sherman. Main cast: Stuart Laing, Selina Giles, Tania Emery, Thomas Fisher, Jennifer White, Paul Blackthorne. Budget: Low. Funding: Screen Production Associates
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SCREEN PRODUCTION ASSOCIATES 10 Courthope Road London NW3 2LB Tel/fax: (44) 20 7267 9953 E-mail: pj_spa@hotmail.com
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