This Filthy Earth
Synopsis
Francine and Kath are sisters who run the farm of their deceased parents in an isolated rural village. Kath has a daughter by Buto who, greedy for land, proposes to Kath on her coming of age and subsequent inheritance of the farm. Francine dislikes Buto and, in seeking comfort from her life of unrelenting toil and hardship, develops a relationship with the outsider, Lek. Francine's family and close-knit community fiercely disapprove of this liaison and begin to wage war on the stranger, which has destructive consequences for the whole village.
Details
- Year
- 2001
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- tbc
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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Andrew Kötting
- Producer
- Robin Gutch, Simon Perry
- Editor
- Cliff West
- Screenwriter
- Andrew Kötting, Sean Lock
- Director of Photography
- Nick Gordon Smith
- Sound
- John Pearson (recordist)
- Music
- David Burnand
- Principal cast
- Rebecca Palmer, Dudley Sutton, Shane Attwooll, Demelza Randall, Xavier Tchilli
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Tall Stories Ltd.
Contact: Ben WoolfordStudio 40, 1 Clink Street
London SE1 9DG
UK
T 020 7357 8050
tallstories@compuserve.com
Sales Company
FilmFour
76-78 Charlotte StreetLondon W1
UK
T 020 7868 7700
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