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Status
Released
Release
2023
Runtime
13m
"A film about basic mistakes, official lies, hate of people, influence of media and the honesty of a lady under too heavy pressure."
A politician learns just how quickly things can go terribly wrong when a career-defining live TV interview goes off the rails due to a surprise coughing attack.
20 Cast Members
Maxine Peake
Fiona Lacey
Adam James
Robert West
Sam Fletcher
Tim
Owen Baxter
Sam
Ben Scriven
Politician
Stephanie Hazel
Outraged on Social Media
Alex Kayode-Kay
Comedian
Kay Boggett
Northern Couple (Female)
Mark Harris
Northern Couple (Male)
Maria McColgan
Political Commentator
Jamie Langlands
Incel Guy
Josh Harvey
Conspiracy Theorist
Carla Henry
TV Pundit
Joseph Clowser
Politician on Zoom
Adam Courting
News Reporter
Hayley Jayne Standing
Dawn Onions
Joan Kempson
Outraged on the News
Jennifer Sheridan
Distraught Influencer
Ben Crompton
Orally Challenged Person
Rakhee Sharma
Saskia