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Unchained

Synopsis

A mentally unstable mother brings her daughters to a remote bungalow her aunt has bequeathed her. In her delusion she chains them up for their own safety. When she takes an overdose by mistake,what will become of the girls as no-one knows of their whereabouts.
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Details

Year
2014
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 mins
Format
.mov
Director
Jane Sanger
Producer
Jane Sanger
Editor
Jane Sanger
Screenwriter
Carrie Spencer
Director of Photography
Ruaraid Achilleos -Sarll
Sound
Allen Lindenberg
Principal cast
Abigail Hopkins, Lila Keller, Georgia Pemberton, Alastair Greener

Genre

Horror Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Lumino Films

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