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Two Graves

Synopsis

Margaret Powers, a middle aged, middle class doctor of pathology, seeks a path of vengeance when she captures and tortures the young man she believes murdered her son, but in a bid to extract a confession, that path to vengeance leads to tragedy and unearths deeply troubling truths. Margaret is helped by Zoe, a twentysomething recovering addict, who was once a lover of Margaret’s son, and has learned to survive on her instincts and wits.
Together Zoe and Margaret, who under ordinary circumstances would have nothing in common, kidnap Finn O’Neil, the son of an old school, local gangster. Finn, having managed to escape justice through his father’s influence, is held in a disused, derelict shipyard, a haven where junkies and prostitutes take their clients, patrolled by a pair of mismatched night watchmen. As Margaret’s plans and Zoe’s true motivation are slowly revealed, shocking facts emerge and the characters are drawn into a violent and horrifying conclusion.
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Details

Year
2018
Type of film
Features
Running time
80 mins
Format
Digital
Director
Gary Young 1st Feature
Producer
Shantelle Rochester, Lorianne Hall
Executive Producer
Peter Gerard Dunphy, Charlie Wood, Mark Vennis, Gary Phillips, Odaine Rochester, Kingsley Rochester
Editor
Rupert Hall
Screenwriter
Gary Young
Director of Photography
Adam Barnett
Production Designer
Kim Carr
Sound
Stu Wright
Composer
Sam Young
Principal cast
Cathy Tyson, Katie Jarvis, Dave Johns, David Hayman, Josh Herdman, Danielle Harold

Genre

Action LGBTQIA+

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Ida Rose Ltd

Shantelle Rochester

Gizmo Films

31 Chapter Chambers
Chapter Street
London
SW1P 4NR

Sales Company

Moviehouse Entertainment

Black Hanger Studios
Lasham Airfield
Alton
Hampshire
GU34 5SG

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