Young Alexander (Alexander the Great from Macedonia)

Synopsis

Pella, Macedonia 340 B.C. 16 year-old Alexander studies under Aristotle but is old enough to take part in battle, and with his friends, is eager for manhood. While his father Philip is keeping his unruly empire under control, Alexander is charged with, protection of his mother and sister but is not named as Regent of Macedon, which rankles.

A dysfunctional family, impatient youth, plots, treachery and a blurring of the boundaries between reality and legend. Alexander and his friends are on the brink of becoming soldiers but in the meantime are enjoying their teenage years and undergoing the troubles and frustrations of teenagers through the ages.

Details

Year: 2005
Type of project: Features
Running time: 90 mins
Format: 35 mm
Director: Jalal Merhi
Producer: Sam El-Adl, Kent Walwin, Yiannis Koutsomitis
Co-Producer: Sam El-Adl, Kent Walwin, Yiannis Koutsomitis
Editor: Simon Sleap
Screenwriter: Dan Skinner
Director of Photography: Gavin Struthers
Sound: Victor Michaelides
Composer: Basil Moore-Asfouri
Principal cast: Sam Heughan, Lauren Cohen, Christopher Cazenove, John Moulder-Brown, Hala Sedki, David Curtiz, Amy Sheils, Tessa Spentzos

Genre

Action

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Young Alexander Limited

12 Upper Saint Martins Lane
London
WC2H 9JY
UK

T +44 (0)20 7497 2510

info@StagescreenProductions.com

Sales Company

Monando Film Distribution

Alte Zurcherstr. 31
8903 Birmensdorf
Switzerland

T +41 44 737 04 68

hector.grob@hispeed.ch

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