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Waiting At The Gate

Synopsis

Robert, 16 years old, is two weeks from leaving school. Now, for the first time in his life, he has to make a serious decision about the future. And that's where things start to go wrong. While his friends have ideas, some extreme, about what they're going to do, Robert sparks an unconventional friendship with a brash, young teacher, who's as much of a lost soul as Robert, and this has an important affect on his life. This could be described as a coming-of-age story but Robert would say, 'It's been done.'

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Features
Running time
80 mins
Format
Super 16mm
Director
Rocky Palladino 1st Feature
Producer
Dave Cray
Co-Producer
Dave Cray
Editor
Philip Clyde-Smith
Screenwriter
Rocky Palladino
Director of Photography
Sam Arjmand
Production Designer
Jude Singleton
Sound
Ed Woodhouse
Composer
Jobie Nam
Principal cast
Joshua Eustace, Luke Cameron

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Fade In Productions

170 Banstead Road
Surrey SM7 1QG
UK

waitatgate@yahoo.co.uk

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