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  • The Hide (2008)
  • Not Rated
    82 min | Thriller
The Hide (2008)
Not Rated
82 min | Thriller
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 ...See moreOn 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. Written by Poisson Rouge Pictures See less
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Director
Marek Losey
Writer
Tim Whitnall (screenplay) (play "The Sociable Plover")
Composer
Debbie Wiseman
Cinematographer
George Richmond
Editor
Colin Sumsion
Casting Director
Kate Plantin
Production Designer
Nick Palmer
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Release date
Jun 5, 2009 (United Kingdom)
Awards
2 wins & 6 nominations

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