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Freeze Frame

Freeze Frame

Thriller · Drama · Crime · 2004

Sean Veil is an ultra paranoid murder suspect who takes to filming himself round the clock to provide an alibi, just in case he's ever accused of another crime. Problems arise however when the police do come calling and the one tape that can prove his innocence has mysteriously disappeared.

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Freeze Frame

2004 Thriller · Drama · Crime 1h 39m

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6.3 / 10

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Sean Veil is an ultra paranoid murder suspect who takes to filming himself round the clock to provide an alibi, just in case he's ever accused of another crime. Problems arise however when the police do come calling and the one tape that can prove his innocence has mysteriously disappeared.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

John Simpson

Written by

John Simpson

Lee Evans

Lee Evans

Sean Veil

Sean McGinley

Sean McGinley

Detective Louis Emeric

Ian McNeice

Ian McNeice

Forensic Profiler Saul Seger

Colin Salmon

Colin Salmon

Detective Mountjoy

Rachael Stirling

Rachael Stirling

Katie Carter

Rachel O’Riordan

Rachel O’Riordan

Mary Shaw

Andrew Wilson

Andrew Wilson

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Court is in session

Put Freeze Frame on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.