Not every bad thing comes in threes…
An American woman fights for her life – and the lives of her children – when she finds herself caught up in a fertilising experiment gone wrong in an otherwise idyllic English countryside.
Cloner
A feature film thriller now in post production by TF FILM PRODUCTIONS, adapted from the published socially conscious novel by Emma Lorant, ‘Cradle of Secrets’,
Synopsis
Lisa, a young mother from America, is trying to fit in with her new life in the English countryside. Family oriented, with her second child on the way but a husband who struggles to put them before his job at a local fertiliser company, this idyllic English countryside harbours an alarming secret that is fast spiralling out of control.
Desperate to leave a legacy of curing world hunger, the ambitious head of the fertiliser company is using the farm next to Lisa’s property as a testing site for a fertiliser with ominous side effects that could change human reproduction forever.
Expecting one baby, Lisa and the mid-wife are surprised when she gives birth to twins. Lisa is excited, as she has always wanted twins, but two weeks later she enters the nursery to witness her first-born twin cloning itself. She manages to convince everyone that she gave birth to the third baby, at the advice of her new friend, but she knows she must figure out how to stop it from happening again or her babies will become lab rats.
Livestock births and vegetation are also multiplying out of control as the new formula of fertiliser fails again. Desperate to keep the side effects hidden, Frank, the ambitious neighbouring farmer with too much to lose, along with the ambitious philanthropist, goes to murderous lengths to silence anyone who can ruin their chances of developing the right formula.
When Lisa realises the fertiliser is to blame for the cloning, she knows she and her children are in danger. How will she keep them safe when she doesn’t know whom she can trust?
Thought provoking and pushing boundaries, this fast paced story has a great female lead and an experienced female director (Deanna Dewey – Dead Fred, Adventures of the Crystal Skull) on board. It has sequel potential.
Main Characters
Lisa
Coco Taylor
An American who relocated to the UK with her family. Tries too hard to fit in to her new life in the idyllic English countryside. Lisa finds hidden strengths when she has to protect her children.
Alec
Ben Freeman
Lisa’s husband is keen to make a mark in his new job. It’s a great career opportunity and he needs to look right for the part. He takes pride in his appearance and the appearance of his family. He needs to change.
Frank
James Mitchell
The neighbouring farmer. A strong broody man – he has had a hard life. Now trying to hide the problems with the new fertiliser Frank is desperate to keep his family provided for. A man who cannot make up his mind about how far he is prepared to go.
Meg
Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
Frank’s wife and mother of their children. Lisa’s an earth mother type and the sort of woman who will take people under her wing. Meg befriends Lisa and finds her loyalties are torn.
Jenkins
Richard Haylor
Has worked for years on the fertiliser trying to end World hunger. But now time is running out for him. A man desperate to leave his mark on the world before it is too late. He makes wrong decisions for the right reasons.
Susan
Gillian Tully
The local midwife – she wants out of the country way of life. Acting as Frank and Jenkins informant on their suspicions of Lisa’s kids. Susan will do anything to get what she wants.
Don
Tim Faraday
Weather-beaten he has worked on the land all his life. Don is practical about life and death and takes life in his stride. But his strong principles will be his undoing.
Dr Parsley
Gemma Wilks
Marcus
Robin Kirwan
Sophia
Priyanka Soares
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