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Thorne: Sleepyhead

Synopsis

In the spirit of 'Silence of the Lambs' and 'Seven', and much-loved TV series CSI, comes a blistering new crime thriller franchise 'Thorne'. Based on the bestselling novels by Mark Billingham, starring David Morrissey and Natascha McElhone alongside an all-star cast, the Thorne franchise is a startling new take on the detective story, destined to thrill and chill audiences in equal measure.

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Features
Running time
120 mins
Director
Stephen Hopkins
Producer
Jolyon Symonds
Screenwriter
Dudi Appleton, Jim Keeble
Principal cast
David Morrissey, Natascha McElhone, Sanda Oh, Eddie Marsan

Genre

Action

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Stagereel

UK

enquiries@stagereel.co.uk

Cité-Amérique

Montréal
5800 Boul Saint-Laurent
Montréal, QC H2T 1T3
Canada

T +1 514 278 8080

info@cite-amerique.com

In association with Movie Central, The Movie Network, 87 Films, Artists Studio

Sales Company

ContentFilm International

19 Heddon Street
London W1B 4BG
UK

london@contentfilm.com

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