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Planespotting

2005 · 95 min

A quiet, absurd true story that slowly curdles from gentle hobbyist comedy into a claustrophobic, frustrating ordeal.

Directed by: Christopher Menaul
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Lesley Sharp, Mark Benton, Ross Boatman

Overview: Television drama based on a true story about a group of planespotters wrongly accused of being spies. 14 planespotters are arrested for behaving 'suspiciously' at an air base in Greece and are accused of being spies because of the telescopes, radio scanners and aircraft serial numbers they have in their possession. They plead their innocence but the farce turns into a nightmare when the group are held in squalid Greek prisons.

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Directed by: Christopher Menaul
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Lesley Sharp, Mark Benton, Ross Boatman

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Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
justice
deception
survival
friendship
Places: prison
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Horror	2
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, comedy
Directed by: Christopher Menaul
Written by: Neil McKay
Starring: Lesley Sharp, Mark Benton, Ross Boatman, Nick Holder, Rupert Procter, Jonathan Aris, Alexis Conran, Demetri Alexander
Cinematography: Lukas Strebel
Runtime: 95 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English, Greek

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