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Completed - ENGLISH - Thriller - 89 minutes

Log Line

Inspired by John Steinbeck’s ‘East of Eden’
The dark and mysterious LEOPARD centers around two disconnected brothers ostracised by the small village community surrounding them.

Previous markets

  • Ventana Sur 2015 (Premiere)
  • Berlin EFM 2016 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2014

Director(s) : Eoin MACKEN
Writer(s) : Eoin MACKEN
Cast : Eoin MACKEN, Tom HOPPER, Jack REYNOR, Rebecca NIGHT, Melia KREILING, Liam CARNEY

Synopsis

The dark and mysterious LEOPARD centers around two disconnected brothers Tom and Jack, who are ostracised by the small village community surrounding them. Jack returns after 5 years with the sudden and unexplained death of their father and the brothers are immediately at odds with one another. Jack’s presence pushing Tom’s loner mentality into a dangerous psychosis and opening an old wound with the locals as to why he originally left. Things take a surreal turn when they find a girl apparently left for dead in the moors and Tom becomes wildly obsessed with looking after her. What follows is beautiful, tragic and bizarre, as the brothers search for a resolution to their past and their relationship to one another in this mesmerizing tale of love, violence and redemption.
Starring:
Tom Hopper – Merlin. Starzz Black Sails. Northmen

Production

Country(ies) : IRELAND

Festivals and Awards

Ventana Sur 2015 European Cinema


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