Sunset Heights (1997)

Country of Origin: Ireland
Year of Production: 1997
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CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Producers: Denis Bradley, Daniel Figuero, Zygi Kamasa
Co-Producer: James Flynn
Associate Producers: Brian Cannon, Mark Devine

SCRIPT
Script: Colm Villa

DIRECTION
Directed by: Colm Villa
First Assistant Director: Stephen Maloney

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Roger Bonnici
2nd Unit Director of Photography: Paddy Stevenson
Crane Technician: Steve Hideg
Gaffer: Micky Reeves

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Kant Pan
Second Assistant Editor: Marianne Jenkins

MUSIC
Music by: Brendan Perry

SOUND
Sound Effects Editor: Jeremy Child

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Chief Make Up and Hair Designer: Sallie Adams

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects: Stephen Murphy

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Ken Lailey Effects
Special Effects Supervisor: Ken Lailey
Special Effects Technicians: Casper Lailey, Alastair Vardy

VISUAL EFFECTS
Title Designer: Pauline Hume

MISCELLANEOUS
Production Accountant: Jill Bennett
Financial Consultant: Andrew Lowe

LOCATIONS
Locations: County Donegal, Ireland; Derry, County Derry, Northern Ireland, UK

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Philippe Zone

CAST
Toby Stephens (Luke Bradley)
Jim Norton (Sam Magee the preacher)
James Cosmo (MacDonald)
Patrick O'Kane (Friday Knight)
Peter Ballance (Rory McCormick)
Joe Rea (Victor Crocket)
Emer McCourt (Emer Bradley)
Marcella Riordan (Margaret)
Michael Liebman
aDolores McNally
aLaine Megaw (Emily)

PLOT SUMMARY

In a united Ireland in the near future, two rival gangs join forces to track down the serial killer of young boys.

AWARDS

1999
Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt
Best Artistic Contribution (Colm Villa) - winner
Golden Pyramid (Colm Villa) - nominated

TIMELINE

1997
August
18: Ireland - production begins

1998
March
15: Ireland - production begins

1999
June
Day Unknown: UK - theatrical release

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Empire August 1999 p.138 (UK)
review (by Kim Newman)

KEYWORDS

gangs, the future, serial killers

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008