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Tortoise in Love

Synopsis

Tom, gardener at the big house, can talk to plants but not to women. When beautiful Polish au pair Hannah arrives for the summer, Tom falls for her catastrophically like the felling of one of the giant trees he cares for in the manicured grounds. Tom’s adviser in matters of the heart is young Harry, abandoned by the rich owners of the house to run wild in the gardens. Harry’s secret wish is for the Red Arrows to appear at the village fair: Tom’s is to win the heart of Hannah. Both seem impossible dreams until the whole village decides to lend a hand.
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Details

Year
2011
Type of film
Features
Running time
90 mins
Format
4K Digital
Director
Guy Browning 1st Feature
Producer
Steffan Aquarone
Editor
David S Stephenson
Screenwriter
Guy Browning
Director of Photography
Balazs Bolygo
Production Designer
Jan Carlisle
Composer
Geoff Cottrell
Principal cast
Tom Mitchelson, Alice Zawadski, Tom Yates

Genre

Comedy

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Immense Productions

c/o Baxter Payne & Haigh
Claremont House
Deans Court
Bicester OX26 6BW
UK

Sales Company

Seven & Seven Producers' Sales Service Ltd

122 Walton Street
London SW3 2JJ
UK

T +44 (0)20 7584 6502

maura@7and7.co.uk

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