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Zonad

Synopsis

Zonad is a comedy about an escapee from a rehab facility who hides out in a village in rural Ireland and fools the locals by pretending to be a visitor from outer space.

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Features
Format
HDV
Director
John Carney
Producer
Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, John McDonnell
Editor
Paul Mullen
Screenwriter
John Carney, Kieran Carney
Director of Photography
Peter Robertson
Production Designer
Susie Cullen
Sound
Karl Merren
Principal cast
Simon Delaney, David Pearse

Genre

Northern Irish Comedy

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Element Pictures

21 Mespil Road
Dublin 4
Ireland

T +353 1 618 5032

info@elementpictures.ie

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