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Pay Back

  • 2023
  • 18m
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A wealthy property developer goes to the top floor of an art gallery to pay the ransom for his kidnapped son. But when the lift mysteriously stops halfway up the building, he must quickly wo... Read allA wealthy property developer goes to the top floor of an art gallery to pay the ransom for his kidnapped son. But when the lift mysteriously stops halfway up the building, he must quickly work out if the young man he is trapped with is just an innocent tourist - or the kidnapper.A wealthy property developer goes to the top floor of an art gallery to pay the ransom for his kidnapped son. But when the lift mysteriously stops halfway up the building, he must quickly work out if the young man he is trapped with is just an innocent tourist - or the kidnapper.

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    • Steve Ramsden
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    • Steve Ramsden
  • Stars
    • Craig Conway
    • Phil Harker
    • Beth Ellis
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    • Director
      • Steve Ramsden
    • Writer
      • Steve Ramsden
    • Stars
      • Craig Conway
      • Phil Harker
      • Beth Ellis
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    Craig Conway
    Craig Conway
    • Michael Thornhill
    Phil Harker
    • John
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    Beth Ellis
    • Laura
    Matthew Nicholson
    • Ryan Thornhill
    Steve Wraith
    Steve Wraith
    • Security Guard
    Hilary Beaton
    • Newsreader
    Nathalie Davison
    • Gallery Announcement
    Tom Fellows
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    Christopher Strain
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      Due to the fact that filming in a real lift would create many difficulties, the filmmakers constructed a set in a studio to for the lift interior, and only used locations (the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art and surroundings) for the beginning and end of the film. Matching continuity was made more difficult when, due to a number of factors, these two shoots ended up taking place over a year apart - the location scenes were shot in February 2022, and after the set was built the studio scenes were shot in March 2023.

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      • September 30, 2023 (United Kingdom)
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      • United Kingdom
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      • £8,000 (estimated)
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      • 18m
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