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Tight 18-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Something Blue
"They Lost a Son to Save a Daughter"
2011 0h 18m EN
Drama
Synopsis
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Paul is the proud father of Charlie. But when he discovers that Charlie is secretly struggling with Gender Dysphoria he begins his own struggle to discover what being a father really means.
“They Lost a Son to Save a Daughter”
Cast
Peter Machen
Elinor Machen-Fortune
Emma Britton
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Rebekah Fortune
- Writers
- Peter Machen
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Rebekah Fortune directs. Erline O'Donovan-Clarke cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 18-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 15 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Editor Erline O'Donovan-Clarke shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Peter Machen and Elinor Machen-Fortune and Emma Britton carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "They Lost a Son to Save a Daughter".
- 7IMDB entry: tt2088902 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Editing
- Erline O'Donovan-Clarke
- Runtime
- 18 min · 0h 18m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Rebekah Fortune
Key crew
- CinematographyBenjamin Baily
- EditorErline O'Donovan-Clarke
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2011-12-01
