Project Detail

The Undertaker

Synopsis

An undertaker takes the wrong turn at the moral crossroads.
In a small town in Northern England sometime in the 1960s, an undertaker is caught in a life and death moral dilemma, as he is coerced into disposing of the victims of a local gangster’s murderous power grab.
A dark psychological thriller blending mythic themes of loyalty and revenge, and good and evil, as it explores the fragile, shadowy boundary between life and death. A stark character study portraying the the moral journey of a man who profits from the deaths of others, but ultimately has to face the consequences of his actions before it is too late.

Details

Year
2024
Type of film
Features
Running time
90 min
Format
Digital 4K
Director
Michael Wright 1st Feature
Producer
Roger Barclay, Michael Wright, Ben Hughes
Executive Producer
Paul Drake, Neil Lupton  
Editor
Nicholas Fielden
Screenwriter
Michael Wright
Director of Photography
Luke Fleming
Sound
Jonathan Blagrove
Composer
Tess Tyler
Principal cast
Paul McGann, Tara Fitzgerald, Murray Melvin, Sean Gilder, Nicholas Rowe, Roger Barclay, Bob Cryer

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Susceptor Films Ltd.

Roger Barclay
c/o 124 Finchley Road
London
NW3 5JS

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