Urban Hymn
Synopsis
Toronto International Film Festival 2015 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2015
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 114 mins
- Director
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Michael Caton-Jones
- Producer
- Andrew Berg, Neil Chordia, John Sachs, Daniel Toland
- Executive Producer
- Brian Berg, Ibrahim Dashishah, Phil Hunt, Anwar Kawadri, Meg Leonard, Nick Moorcroft, Compton Ross
- Editor
- István Király
- Screenwriter
- Nick Moorcroft
- Director of Photography
- Denis Crossan
- Production Designer
- Laura Ellis Cricks
- Sound
- John Hayes, Dylan Voigt, Peter Allen
- Composer
- Martyn Berg, Tom Linden
- Principal cast
- Letitia Wright, Isabella Laughland, Shirley Henderson, Steven Mackintosh, Ian Hart
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Sales Company
Metro International Entertainment
16 Lincoln's Inn FieldsLondon
WC2A 3ED
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