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Director Prano Bailey-Bond
Screenplay Prano Bailey-Bond, Anthony Fletcher
Cast Niamh Algar, Michael Smiley, Nicholas Burns
North American distributor Magnolia Pictures
Credits summary A Silver Salt Films production, supported by the BFI , Film 4, Ffilm Cymru Wales, in assoication with Kodak Motion Picture and Cinelab London
Festival highlights Sundance Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival
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