Project Detail

The Urge

Synopsis

When young factory worker, Neil, witnesses a commuter commit suicide under a train he develops an unhealthy fixation with how it feels to take a life. Slowly he drags his work colleague and friend into a deranged plan to abduct, kill and dispose of a random stranger, but the truth proves far more brutal than they ever imagined.

THE URGE is an unrelenting trip into the disturbed minds of two young men, for whom 'what if' becomes a grisly reality.

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Features
Running time
80 mins
Format
HD DV
Director
Chris Andrews 1st Feature
Producer
Nina Kingston
Co-Producer
Nina Kingston
Editor
Chris Oram
Screenwriter
Chris Andrews, Kelly Smith
Director of Photography
Henry Keep, Tom Welham
Sound
Ben Sanderson
Composer
Andrew Stewart
Principal cast
Simon Bracken, Joseph Daniel Williams, Tony Longhurst, Katie Allen, Joanne Gale

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Production Status

Production Company

Solstice Films ltd

146 Church Road
Building 4
London RM3 0SA
UK

T +44 (0)775 285 2150

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