Dead Bolt Dead
Synopsis
Somewhere in the countryside, an assassin slips into a country mansion with orders to kill its aged occupant. Somewhere in the city, a wounded thug blasts his way into a flat and takes a husband and wife hostage.
The old man in the mansion is a legendary crime Boss who has just made the fatal mistake of ordering the elimination of the rival gang. Betrayed by one of his own, his men have been rounded up in a bloody ambush. One of his thugs escapes and follows the Driver of the winning side back to his flat. Desperate to stay alive, the thug knows he will have to swap sides. His hostage, the driver, is his way in.
The Assassin has no intention of killing the Boss quickly; he's intrigued by this legend. He delays . . . to have a chat . . . to have a smoke . . . but little does he know what he's getting into. It is not the first time the Boss has stared down the barrel of a gun; at first he bides his time listening to this cowboy, just waiting for the right moment to start playing his own games.
Bleeding badly from a bullet in the shoulder, the Thug thinks he has found safety with the Driver and his Wife. However, the Driver is not all he seems and is in just as much danger as the Thug. Seeing events spiral out of control, the Wife decides to take matters into her own hands.
These stories are interwoven in a film about the necessity to keep talking in the face of death, even if you are the one holding the gun.
Details
- Year
- 2000
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 90 min
- Format
- 35mm Kodak
- Director
- James Rogan 1st Feature
- Producer
- Etienne De Villiers, Anita De Villiers
- Editor
- Colette Hodges
- Director of Photography
- Tom Wright
- Sound
- Paul Berry
- Music
- Edmund Butt
- Principal Cast
- Neil Stuke, James Laurenson, Ariyon Bakare, Ronnie McCann, Monique De Villiers
- Executive Screen Writers
- Paul De Villiers
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 26th November 2005
