Synopsis

Wednesday 8 July 2009

The synopsis for our entire film, were it to be made, is as follows:
A girl starts to get the feeling that someone is watching / following her wherever she goes. One night she is making a cup of tea in the evening and she hears something behind her which makes her turn but she is knocked out before she sees anything. The next thing she knows, she wakes up being thrown into a container and just glimpses the man before being locked inside (having no knowledge of where she is or what has just happened to her). She manages to escape thanks to a passer by, and immediately call the police who get underway with the investigation, arresting 3 possible suspects based on the girl's vague memory. However, these three suspects all have motivation for having committed the crime, and all have equal evidence for their innocence (using flashbacks etc as various pieces of the story).
The suspects would be as follows:
1 - A boy 2 years older than the girl who has been in love with her for years. He has no history of violence and no significant reason for wanting to hurt the girl (other than the factor of unrequited love) but no alibi to prove he was no where near her house at the time.
2 - A convicted paedophile who's discovery tore his family apart. The conviction was a long time ago and he has long since been 'cured' after months of counceling.
3 - A man with a grudge against the girl's family after her father ran over his younger brother (drink driving). He has been heard saying that he will get revenge, but he has a strong alibi for where he was at the time of the crime.

Therefore, the films purpose would be to follow the lives of the three suspects, delving into their emotional and often disturbing pasts so that the audience would come to their own conclusion about who's guilty. The intention of the film would be to sympathise with not only the girl as the victim, but also those on the other side who's stories are rarely told, and how poorly they can often be treated by the British discipline system - even when they are innocent.

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