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The Suit

2021 · 10 min

A tight, uneasy short that coils dread around a small desperate lie, watching it tighten with grim, quiet inevitability.

Directed by: Mark Hamilton
Starring: Dearbháile McKinney, Rosie McClelland, Dave Elliot

Tagline: One More Job...
Overview: Wayne, an ex-con, wants to turn his life around by applying for a salesman job. The only thing is, he needs a suit. With the aid of his friend he steals a distinctive, bespoke suit from the corpse of a wealthy man, not realising that the woman interviewing him for the job is the dead man's daughter.

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Directed by: Mark Hamilton
Starring: Dearbháile McKinney, Rosie McClelland, Dave Elliot

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
class
deception
guilt
ambition
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Directed by: Mark Hamilton
Starring: Dearbháile McKinney, Rosie McClelland, Dave Elliot, Larry Cowan, Corey Millar
Runtime: 10 min
Country: Northern Ireland
Languages: English

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