Project Detail

Wet Work

Synopsis

A short film trilogy about prison life. Based on real events in a British prison, its themes are the sense of collusion and community between the inmates and the savage reminder that violence always lies beneath the surface of the fragile community.

Details

Year: 2000
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 13mins
Format: 35mm Fuji
Director: John Hardwick
Producer: Caroline Norbury
Executive Producer: Caroline Norbury
Editor: Tony Kearns
Director of Photography: Baz Irvine
Sound: Magmasters
Principal cast: Noah Taylor, Ricci Harnett, Sean Harris
Screen Writer: Peter Penny

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Derrin Schlesinger 29 Padbury Court London E2 7EH Tel: 020 7729 7352 Fax: 020 7729 7352

Sales Company

First Take Films Contact: Kate Gerova Anglia House Norwich NR1 3JG Tel: 01603 756868 Fax: 01603 767191 firsttake@angliatv.co.uk

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