A 15-minute sprint where a father's heartbeat is literally collateral.
Synthetic organs have become a necessity and commodity after a drug-resistant disease sweeps through the UK. When Vallis, trying to raise enough money to save his very sick young son, gets double-crossed delivering an unusual package, his only mission is to get it back, or his son will die, and so will he.
Direction
Lanipekun packs feature-level tension into 15 minutes.
Production
Gritty near-future UK that feels terrifyingly plausible.
Acting
Vallis's panic is visceral and uncomfortable in the best way.
Director
Alex Lanipekun
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film premiered at BFI London Film Festival 2019, part of a wave of British shorts exploring Brexit-era anxieties through speculative fiction.
Director Alex Lanipekun, previously known for acting in Spooks and Homeland, brings his espionage background to this claustrophobic chase.
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