The Hide (2008)
On the windswept Suffolk mudflats creaks a bird-hide, inside which hovers Roy Tunt, a prematurely aged, mildly obsessive-compulsive birder. With one more sighting - the elusive sociable plover - he will have 'twitched' the entire British List. Tunt has his shortwave radio, packed-lunch and a portrait of his ex-wife Sandra for company. Suddenly, in the midst of a conversation with Sandra's portrait, the hide door blows open and a bedraggled stranger - unshaven, edgy and bloodied introduces himself as Dave John, a fugitive from the storm. After a tense introduction, the two men discover that they have a good deal in common, sharing sandwiches, tea and personal exchanges which are frank, poignant and often funny. As the two men begin to form a close bond news of a police manhunt sets them both on edge driving their fragile relationship to a tragic conclusion.
Director:
Marek Losey
Writer:
Tim Whitnall
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Alex Macqueen as Roy Tunt |
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Phil Campbell as Dave John |
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Laura Hopwood as |
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Howard Ward as |
| Directing | Marek Losey | Director |
| Camera | George Richmond | Director of Photography |
| Production | Christopher Granier-Deferre | Producer |
| Sound | Andy Walker | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Nick Palmer | Production Design |
| Production | John Schwab | Producer |
| Art | Nadine Herrmann | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alison Forbes-Meyler | Costume Design |
| Production | Bernadette Thomas | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luisa Ridge | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Dean Humphreys | Sound |
| Sound | Debbie Wiseman | Music |
| Editing | Colin Sumsion | Editor |
| Writing | Tim Whitnall | Screenplay |
| Sound | Angel Perez Grandi | Sound Editor |
