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Black Pond is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Tom Kingsley with Chris Langham
Black Pond (2011)
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Add to a movie listBlack Pond is the debut, low budget, independent feature by young British directors Tom Kingsley and Will Sharpe. The film was nominated for the 2012 BAFTA Outstanding British Debut Award. The film stars Chris Langham in his first acting role since being convicted of child pornography charges. The film is reported as having cost £25,000 to make.
It is a black comedy about a family who are accused of murder when a stranger comes to dinner.
Screen International reported that "The film premiered at the Raindance Film Festival, going on to be nominated for the Raindance award at the BIFAs and two Evening Standard Awards for Best Debut and Best Comedy."
The Guardian reported that the film had also been shortlisted for the Guardian First Film Award.
Synopsis
La famille Thompson est accusée de meurtre lorsqu'un étranger meurt à leur table. Six mois plus tard, un ami de la famille, Tim, rend visite au thérapeute indépendant, le Dr Eric Sacks, et l'histoire se retrouve dans la presse. Les faits sont déformés et les détails filés alors que les Thompsons deviennent connus du public sous le nom de "La famille des tueurs".Actors
Chris Langham
(Tom Thompson)
Simon Amstell
(Eric Sacks)
Will Sharpe
(Tim Tanaka)
Sophia Di Martino
(Rachel)
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