REEL SUSPECTS
 
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Release date : Feb 07, 2016
 
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Completed - ENGLISH - Drama, Horror, Romance - 94 minutes

Log Line

Based on the Japanese novel Loving the Dead from acclaimed author Kei Oishi (Apartment 1303, The Last Supper), the film centres on a damaged young man who after shutting himself away for ten years is forced to venture out into a world that he no longer understands.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2013 (Premiere)
  • Toronto 2013 (Line up)
  • Busan 2013 (Screening)
  • AFM 2013 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2013

Director(s) : Brendan MULDOWNEY
Writer(s) : Brendan MULDOWNEY, Kei ÔISHI
Cast : Pollyanna MCINTOSH, Robert DE HOOG, Amanda RYAN, Aiden CONDRON, Emma Eliza REGAN, Jean-Michel LARRE, Tom Leick LEICK

Producer(s) : Conor BARRY (Fastnet Films), Gilles CHANIAL (RED LION), Ray KAMIYA (T.O. Entertainment)

Synopsis

When Ian Harding’s mother dies, he is left all alone in the world at the age of 26. Unable to understand basic human emotions, he takes the decision to end it all in a snowy forest clearing but through a bizarre chance encounter, he discovers the lifeless body of a schoolgirl. Something about her, and her suicide note, resonates deeply within him, and Ian decides to bring her body home. He sleeps peacefully by her side and for the first time his eyes are opened to the possibility of love and a reason to live. He buries her body under a cherry blossom tree at the end of his garden. Searching for an opportunity to experience the same emotions, Ian manipulates an encounter with Tina, a young suicidal housewife, whom he meets over the internet. Ian finds peace in lifeless companies and discovers a burgeoning understanding of the complexities of love. He slowly begins to engage with the outside world, until once again he is forced to bury her body deep below the cherry blossom tree. Ian then meets Naomi, a beautiful young woman whose son’s life was taken in a car crash…

Production

Country(ies) : IRELAND, LUXEMBOURG, NETHERLANDS

FRANCE Feb 07, 2016 REEL SUSPECTS
GERMANY DONAU FILM
IRELAND Jun 27, 2014 WILDCARD DISTRI
NETHERLAND JUST ENTERTAINM

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Festivals and Awards

Fantasia IFF 2013 Official Selection


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