BRUTAL

A traumatised mother descends into a psychological labyrinth when her child is kidnapped, racing against time to uncover the truth—but as buried memories resurface, she realises she may be running from a darker fear: whether she can truly be a mother to her baby amidst her own unhealed traumas.
Brutal is a surreal, visceral exploration of a mother trapped in the shadows of trauma, confronting the societal expectations of maternal instinct within a patriarchal world. The film challenges the myth of unconditional motherhood, laying bare the inner conflict of a woman grappling with love, guilt, and survival.

Credits:
STARRING Rose Lucas
Written and Directed by
Jordan Chandler
Producer 
Richard Priseman
Cinematographer 
Estefania Carpio
Production Designer
Nathalie Carraro
Editor 
Zak Lawrence-Earey
Composer 
Mazyar Jalaleddin
Sound Designer 
Dan Hibbert
Production Sound Mixer
Max Riches
VFX Producers
Iris Mota
Ellie Rimell
Colourist 
Aiden Tobin
Production Managers
Caoimhe Sheehan
Sophie Moulton

CAST
Carol Tricia Kelly
Bridget Hopi Grace
Marianne Sarah Beck Mather
Teenage Girl Brooke Haynes 
Old Maya Caroline Garnell
Little Girl Izabella Dziewanska
Carol’s Husband Kenneth Farnworth
Carol’s Son Alfie Manser
The Baby Emma Lia Csigas

Casting Director
Claire Bleasdale
First Assistant Director
Sam Roffey
Costume Designer
Flo Pawley
Hair and Makeup Designer
Charlotte Threadwell
2nd AD
 Amy Leyshon
3rd AD
Sabrina Lena Ildefonso
Script Supervisor
Martha Dunlea
Floor Runners
Jess Goldby
Farooq Dehlvi
Yumeng Zhang
Runner Drivers
Callum Tilling
Adrian Gordon
Phil Stewart
Art Assistants
Anastasia Rondanini
Peter Baker
Kelly Loi
Lauren Bolger
Alexei Westcott
Abbie May
Mariam Adesokan
Focus Puller
Lluc Mestre
2nd AC
Niels Halle
Steadicam Operator
Dan Starborg
DIT
Aiden Tobin
Data Wranglers
Viktor Csigas
James Gallagher
Gaffer
Federico Belloli
Best Boy
Cat Castro
Sparks
Cam Houston
Max Adams
Max Ewers
Dylan Bruce
Sam Moss
Grip
Wouter Verheul
Assistant Sound
Sam Thomas
Zac Dixon
Costume Assistant
Aliyah Cooper
Hair & Make-up Assistants
Maria de Melo
Georgie Burdge
Raquel Headley
Prosthetics Designer
Charly Ivey
Stunt Coordinator
Dan Johnson
Onset VFX Supervisors
Rashela Kokoshi
Ellie Rimell
Aidan Gilfedder
Iris Mota
Compositing Lead
Rashela Kokoshi
Compositing Artists
James Elkin
Rashela Kokoshi
Ellie Rimell
Daniel Peoples
Karolina Matela
Rebecca Perry
2D Concept Artists
Rashela Kokoshi
Ellie Rimell
Motion Graphics Artist
Ellie Rimell
CGI Lead
Ellie Rimell
CGI Artist
Aidan Gilfedder
Iris Mota
3D Concept Artist
Ellie Rimell
Additional VFX
Chris Bailey
Mexico Unit
Director of Photography – Alvaro Bravo
1st AC – Andres Lara
Production Manager – Enrique Bravo
Production Assistant – Sebastian Carpio
Additional Crew - Pickups
Focus Puller – Santiago Monroy
2nd AC – James Lau
Gaffer – Cat Castro
Spark – Rose Collis
Titles by
Isabel Doraisamy
Motion Graphics
Karolina Krupickova 
Johanna Hammer
Stills
Jia Lang
Gabriel Niedojadlo
Catering
Creative Cuisine
Blue Apple
The Absolute Bang
Thanks to
The Italian Shop, Maidenhead
Dreamland Margate
Theatre Royal Margate
The Royal British Legion Harrow Club
Quality Foods, Hayes
Shannon at The Launderette, Hayes
Special Thanks to
Hipatia Aguero Mendoza
Jane, Andy and Eli at the Nicholsons Shopping Centre
Charles Scowsill
Bar Producciones
Key Partner Sponsors 2021
British Broadcasting Corporation
Channel 4
Film Distributors’ Association
ITV
Sky
UK Cinema Association
Key Partner Funders 2021
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Office for Students
British Film Institute, awarding funds from The National Lottery
Patrons 2021
The Bertha Foundation
Dana and Albert R. Broccoli Foundation
David Elstein
Warburg Pincus
The David Lean Foundation
Duncan Kenworthy, Toledo Productions Ltd
Entente Distribution Ltd
The Leverhulme Trust
The Lew Grade Memorial Fund
Ingenious
Panalux
Richard Dunn Memorial Fund
The UIP Charitable Trust
YouTube
Virgin Atlantic
Scholarship Donors
Richard Dunn
ScreenSkills
Channel 4
The Leverhulme Trust

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