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Pay Back

2023 · 18 min

A tight, claustrophobic puzzle that keeps you guessing as two strangers trade suspicion in a stalled lift.

Directed by: Steve Ramsden
Genres: Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Starring: Craig Conway, Phil Harker, Beth Ellis

Overview: A wealthy property developer goes to the top floor of an art gallery to pay the ransom for his kidnapped son. But when the lift mysteriously stops halfway up the building, he must quickly work out if the young man he is trapped with is just an innocent tourist – or the kidnapper...

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Directed by: Steve Ramsden
Genres: Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Starring: Craig Conway, Phil Harker, Beth Ellis

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 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: deception
class
power
crime
family
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	0
Tension	8
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: thriller, crime, mystery
Directed by: Steve Ramsden
Written by: Steve Ramsden
Starring: Craig Conway, Phil Harker, Beth Ellis, Matthew Nicholson
Cinematography: Steve Ramsden
Runtime: 18 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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