Freeze Frame (2004)
Director
John Simpson
Main cast
Lee Evans; Sean McGinley; Ian McNeice; Colin Salmon
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Crime, Foreign
Description
Sean Veil is an ultra paranoid murder suspect who takes to filming himself round the clock to provide an alibi, just in case he's ever accused of another crime. Problems arise however when the police do come calling and the one tape that can prove his innocence has mysteriously disappeared.
John Simpson
Main cast
Lee Evans; Sean McGinley; Ian McNeice; Colin Salmon
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Crime, Foreign
Description
Sean Veil is an ultra paranoid murder suspect who takes to filming himself round the clock to provide an alibi, just in case he's ever accused of another crime. Problems arise however when the police do come calling and the one tape that can prove his innocence has mysteriously disappeared.
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