Jetsam (film)

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Jetsam
Directed by	Simon Welsford
Produced by	Simon Welsford
Written by	Simon Welsford
Starring	Alex Reid Shauna Macdonald Jamie Draven Cal Macaninch Adam Shaw
Music by	Mat Davidson
Cinematography	Zac Nicholson
Editing by	Ned Baker
Distributed by	Jinga Film
Running time	84 minutes
Country	UK
Language	English
Budget	£3,000 estimated
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Jetsam is a 2007 British film thriller, written and directed by Simon Welsford. It was shot in the English seaside resort town of Margate for the no-budget (in film terms) sum of £3,000^[1] (about $5,700) and stars Alex Reid, Shauna Macdonald and Jamie Draven. The two-week shoot wrapped on 27 May 2006^[2] and the official website states that pre-production was completed nearly a year later, on 8 March 2007. The film premiered at the 51st London International Film Festival, and received many positive notices. It has also received acclaim at the Slamdance Film Festival.

[edit] Plot

Grace (Alex Reid) is washed up on a beach along with a man (Jamie Draven) whom she cannot recollect. But since it becomes quickly apparent that the man means to kill her, Grace is forced to resort to extreme measures to stay alive while putting her memory back together.