Trouble Sleeping
Synopsis
Trouble Sleeping is based on the true stories of refugees in Scotland.
Details
- Year
- 2008
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 107 mins
- Format
- HiDef
- Director
-
Robert Rae 1st Feature
- Producer
- Ewan Angus, Leslie Finlay
- Co-Producer
- Ewan Angus, Leslie Finlay
- Editor
- Kristina Hetherington
- Screenwriter
- Robert Rae, Ghazi Hussein, Saleyha Ashan, Lucy Kaya, James McSharry, Roxanna Pope
- Director of Photography
- Ian Dodds
- Production Designer
- Laurel Wear
- Sound
- Chris Campion
- Composer
- Jim Sutherland
- Principal cast
- Alia Alzougbi, Hassan Naama, Seham Ali, Okan Yahai, Wassim Abuglain, Fouad Cherif, Nihat Kaya, Robert Softely, Nabil Shaban, Gary Lewis, Alison Peebles
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Makar Productions
23 Parkhead AvenueEdinburgh EH11 4SF
Scotland
UK
T+44 (0)13 1443 8056
makarprod@aol.com
Theatre Workshop
32 Hamilton PlaceEdinburgh EH3 5AX
Scotland
UK
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