The Pit and the Pendulum: A Study in Torture

Synopsis

An ordinary man is arrested in an unnamed Middle Eastern country. Suspected of terrorism, he is held for 'enhanced interrogation'. Alone in the dark, he hallucinates a series of psychological tortures. When he is rescued we discover the real brutality that he has been subjected to. http://www.composmentis.com

Details

Year

2013

Type of film

Shorts

Running Time

15 mins

Format

Digital

Director

Fiona Bavinton

Producer

Clare Cahill, Patricia Rybarczyk, Fiona Bavinton

Executive Producer

Fiona Bavinton

Screenwriter

Fiona Bavinton

Director of Photography

Dawid Pietkiewicz

Sound

Alistair Locke

Music

Doug Berwick

Principal Cast

Stephen Marcus, Paul McGann, Jeffery Kissoon, Nicholas Farrell

Additional photography

Paul Jenkins

Genre

• Horror / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
• Human Rights
• Literary Adaption
• Woman Director
• Drama

Production status

Post-production

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Last updated 21st January 2014