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The Hide (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
British Independent Film Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
82 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Deleted Scenes
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Marek Losey

Written By:
Tim Whitnall

Actors:
Alex Macqueen ..... Roy Tunt
Phil Campbell ..... Dave John

Synopsis:

On the windswept Suffolk mudflats creaks a bird-hide, inside which hovers Roy Tunt, a prematurely aged, mildly obsessive-compulsive birder. With one more sighting - the elusive sociable plover - he will have 'twitched' the entire British List. Tunt has his shortwave radio, packed-lunch and a portrait of his ex-wife Sandra for company. Suddenly, in the midst of a conversation with Sandra's portrait, the hide door blows open and a bedraggled stranger - unshaven, edgy and bloodied introduces himself as Dave John, a fugitive from the storm. After a tense introduction, the two men discover that they have a good deal in common, sharing sandwiches, tea and personal exchanges which are frank, poignant and often funny. As the two men begin to form a close bond news of a police manhunt sets them both on edge driving their fragile relationship to a tragic conclusion.

Obsessive bird-watcher Roy Tunt spends most of his time in his hide on the Suffolk mudflats. His placid and regular life is rudely interupted when a bloodied and disreputable-looking stranger bursts into the hide. The two bond and communicate, but a widening police manhunt causes tensions to mount with tragic consequences.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 04 March, 2010.