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Whole Lotta Sole

Synopsis

In a misguided attempt to protect his family and pay back gambling debts to the local Mobster, Jimbo robs a fish market, which is coincidentally owned by the same Mobster. On the run, Jimbo is cornered in a local curio shop, where he takes hostage an assortment of colorful characters, including Maguire, who may be his illegitimate father. Surrounded by the Police, the SAS, and the Mobster's crew, the young man must find a way out of his precarious predicament with the help of his oddball captives.

Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Features
Running time
89 mins
Director
Terry George
Producer
Terry George, David Gorder, Simon Bosanquet
Executive Producer
Adam Betteridge, Brendan Fraser, Michael Henry, Mark Huffam
Editor
Nick Emerson
Screenwriter
Thomas Gallagher, Terry George
Director of Photography
Des Whelan
Production Designer
David Craig
Principal cast
Brendan Fraser, Colm Meaney, Yaya DaCosta, David O'Hara

Genre

Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Generator Entertainment

Caernarvon House
19 Donegall Pass
Belfast
Northern Ireland
BT7 1DQ
UK
Tel: +44 (0)28 9043 7678
Fax: +44 (0)28 9043 7677

Media Pro Six

118 Queens Road
Brighton,, East Sussex
BN1 3XG
UK
Tel: +44 (0)1273 766399

Sales Company

Essential Entertainment

9000 Sunset Blvd
Ste 600
West Hollywood
CA 90069
USA
Tel: +1 310 550 9100
Fax: +1 310 550 9101

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