The Last British Execution
BYFA
Synopsis
When a popular VIP is assassinated there is public outrage. A historian has unearthed a 400 year-old law that makes clear the assassin must be executed. Angus Angus a bright young politician is against the execution. However This generates media heat, and an unpopular government, only seven weeks from an election, sanctions the execution to win public favour. They decide to privatise it. Hugo is a prison governor beset with crises; career, money & marital. He is passed over for promotion, his much younger boss Mike Smith wants him out and his wife’s spending is pushing him towards bankruptcy. The American company operating the prison is granted the tender for the execution and Hugo is given the task by an area manager who wants Hugo to fail. Maurice is a conman who has intermittently spent almost thirty years in Hugo’s prison – they know each other well. Maurice has a proposal - a way to solve Hugo's money worries; pay-per-TV. The execution will be the biggest reality television event the world has ever seen! http://britishyouthfilmacademy.com
Details
- Year
- 2013
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 90 mins
- Format
- Pro Res HQ HD
- Director
- Iain Cash
- Producer
- Reece Lynch
- Editor
- Matt Bower
- Screenwriter
- Peter Spencer
- Director of Photography
- Gregg Smith
- Production Designer
- Esmeralda Momferratou
- Music
- Rob Foster
- Principal Cast
- John Churnside, Christopher Roberts, Rosaleen Burton, Kirsty Jackson
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 2nd October 2012
