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The Chalk Mark(1988)
Status: Released
Date: 1988-01-01
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Time: 0h 23m
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In and around the tenement blocks and rubbish tips of the Glasgow slums, this short film depicts a young boy’s perspective of his family, his friends and the local ‘bad man’.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies:
British Film Institute Production Board
Movie: The Chalk Mark
Top 8 Billed Cast
Mathew Zajac
‘The Bad Man’
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In and around the tenement blocks and rubbish tips of the Glasgow slums, this short film depicts a young boy’s perspective of his family, his friends and the local ‘bad man’.
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1988-01-01
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