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Flying Blind

Flying Blind

2013 1h 33mDrama

Frankie is in her forties, ambitious and successful. She works in the aerospace industry at Filton, designing surveillance drones for the military. Shes never married, and is completely in control of every part of her life. Her closest relationship is with her father, who worked as an engineer on Concorde. But her life changes forever when she embarks on a passionate affair with Kahil, a French/Algerian aerospace student, twenty years younger than her. One day, she arrives at work and is detained by the security services: Kahil is a person of interest to MI5. Her well-ordered life starts to unravel in a welter of suspicion and prejudice, as Frankie no longer knows whether to follow her passion or listen to the doubts that increasingly overwhelm her.

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Frankie is in her forties, ambitious and successful. She works in the aerospace industry at Filton, designing surveillance drones for the military. Shes never married, and is completely in control of every part of her life. Her closest relationship is with her father, who worked as an engineer on Concorde. But her life changes forever when she embarks on a passionate affair with Kahil, a French/Algerian aerospace student, twenty years younger than her. One day, she arrives at work and is detained by the security services: Kahil is a person of interest to MI5. Her well-ordered life starts to unravel in a welter of suspicion and prejudice, as Frankie no longer knows whether to follow her passion or listen to the doubts that increasingly overwhelm her.

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Katarzyna KlimkiewiczDirectorCaroline HarringtonWriterBruce McLeodWriterNaomi WallaceWriterJon WygensJon WygensComposerAndrzej WojciechowskiCinematography

Cast

Helen McCroryHelen McCroryFrankie
Najib OudghiriNajib OudghiriKahil
Kenneth CranhamKenneth CranhamVictor
Tristan GemmillTristan GemmillRobert
Sherif EltayebMalik
Lorcan CranitchLorcan CranitchDuncan Morehouse
Razane JammalRazane JammalDima
Philippa HowardNina Simons

Director

Katarzyna Klimkiewicz

Writers

Caroline Harrington, Bruce McLeod, Naomi Wallace

Release date

12 Apr 2013

Runtime

1h 33m

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

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