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A Nice Touch

In this film noir inspired short set in the 1950s, Dougray Scott plays Larry Preston, a Hollywood actor who gets a late night call from Miriam, his lover in New York. When she tells him that her abusive husband has passed out drunk on the floor, Larry senses an opportunity. Can he persuade her over the phone to murder her husband and thereby set them free?

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Cast & Crew See All

Dougray Scott
Larry Preston
Paloma Faith
Alma
Jane Perry
Miriam

Awards

  • 2012 - Jury Award - Best Narrative Short - nominated
  • 2013 - Bronze Palm Award - Short Film - winner
  • 2012 - Audience Award - Best Short Film - nominated

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