''31 North 62 East'' is an independent psychological thriller film released in September 2009. The title refers to a point in south-western Afghanistan near Zaranj and the Iranian border. It was written by brothers Leofwine Loraine and Tristan Loraine with the first draft of the screen play being completed on 2 May 2008. Principal photography commenced on 21 July 2008 with Tristan Loraine as director and producer. The film cast includes John Rhys-Davies, Marina Sirtis,

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and Craig Fairbrass. The production company was Fact Not Fiction Films and the director of photography was Sue Gibson, president of the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC). The film music was composed by Paul Garbutt and David Leo Kemp and also includes an appearance by New Zealand born violinist/composer Fiona Pears.

Premise

A British Prime Minister gives up the position of a

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(SAS) unit in Afghanistan to ensure a UK £80 billion arms deal goes through, assuring his re-election. All soldiers in the SAS unit are thought to have died, until two months later, when one of them, a female captain, is found by

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and returns to the UK to investigate.

Cast

* John Rhys-Davies ... John Hammond * Marina Sirtis ... Sarah Webber *

... Jill and Kimberly Mandelson * Craig Fairbrass ... Major Paul Davidson * Nathalia Ramos ... Rachel *George Calil ... Jacob *Dhaffer L'Abidine ... Thierry Leroy * Ian Lavender ... John Mandelson *Mimi Ferrer ... Hafida *Kulvinder Ghir ... Tariq Malim *Elaine Tan ... Mai Li *Andrew Bicknell ... Raymond Burton-Smith *Ian Aspinall ... Kaleef

Filming

British filming began on 21 July 2008 in

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followed by various locations in West Sussex and was completed on schedule on 2 September 2008. This was followed by Jordanian filming which was completed in late September 2008. Filming was done using

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using a 4k Thomson Viper camera recording onto HDCAM SR tape. The film then went into post production, and was released in the UK in September 2009.

Reception

Initial reception for the film was mixed. Press screenings shown in September 2009 produced mixed reviews. "Edgy political thriller - A film unafraid to confront the decisions made by the powers that be." "The over all acting is poor, the characters are two dimensional leaving you with no empathy for the key players and the story line is fragmented. One is left with the feeling that the budget should have been used on acting school for the players and training for the director rather than on helicopter and fancy car hire."

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* * {{IMDb title, 1235404 2009 films 2009 independent films 2009 psychological thriller films British psychological thriller films Films about the Special Air Service Films set in Afghanistan Films shot in Jordan Films shot in West Sussex British independent films 2000s English-language films 2000s British films