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Holy Water (Original title)Waters Rising (Working title)
Dates: 2009 (Copyright), 05 February 2010 (Release)

Countries: United Kingdom, USA

Directed by: Tom Reeve

Synopsis: Comedy set in Northern Ireland. Four friends plan to gain a few thousand pounds each by stealing a lorry load of Viagra and selling it in Amsterdam, where drugs are legal. However, they do not count on the hi-tech US security unit sent to track the thieves down, nor on the true value of the shipment, (worth over $60 million), nor on the $2 million reward offered for the capture of the gang.

Genre:
Comedy
Releases
Date: 05 February 2010Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Media - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 93 mins 06 secs - Length: 8378 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment

Credits (82)
©: Feature Productions (UK) Limited, Presents: Eyeline Entertainment L.L.C., Atlantic Film Distributors, [Presented] In association with: Centurion Entertainment Limited, Idiom Films, Executive Producer: Andrew Somper, Executive Producer: Richard Charles, Executive Producer: Quay Hays, Producer: Nick Napier-bell, Producer: Duncan Napier-Bell, Producer: Romain Schroeder, Producer: Frank Konigsberg, Line Producer: Tom Reeve, Associate Producer: Marty Murray, Production Co-ordinator: Pat Bryan, Production Accountant: Brendan Whitson, Location/Facilities Manager: Brigitte Watkins, Post-production Supervisor: Emma Torrington, 1st Assistant Director: Kieron Phipps, 2nd Assistant Director: Matthew Hanson, 3rd Assistant Director: Josh Newiss, Director's Assistant: Christopher Hutchins, Script Supervisor: Mathilde Bouts, Casting: Sue Jones, Additional Local Casting: Brigitte Watkins, Screenplay by: Caroline O'Meara, Tom Reeve, Story by: Michael O'Mahony, Director of Photography: Joost van Starrenburg, Camera Operator (A): Matt Fisher, Camera Operator (B): Joost van Starrenburg, Focus Puller (A Camera): Trevor Henen, Focus Puller (B Camera): Tom Wilkinson, Camera Technician: Tom Turley, Camera Trainee: Jamie Napier-Bell, Gaffer: Mark Keeling, Camera Grip: Bill Geddes, Unit Stills: Jamie Napier-Bell, Visual Effects: JP Davidson, Visual Effects Producer: JP Davidson, Edited by: Adrian Murray, Sean Barton, Assistant Editor: Tony Ukpo, Production Designer: Keith Slote, Art Director: John Mchugh, Standby Art Director: Ben Lofts, Art Department Assistant: Andy Holt, Will Snow, Set Decorator: George Grose, Prop Master: George Grose, Props Buyer: Becky Dunford, Costume Designer: Kate O'Farrell, Wardrobe Supervisor: Helen Ingham, Make-up/Hair Designer: Corinne Bossu, Make-up/Hair Artist: Nicola Matthews, Make-up/Hair Artist: Eve Wignall, Natalie Harris, Titles by: Edit Hire, Colourist: JP Davidson, Digital Post Technician: Leigh Brooks, Keith Turner, Shot on: Red, Music by: Franco Tortora, Tom Batoy, Music Co-ordinator: Amedeo Tortora, Music Produced by: Mona Davis Music, Music Recording/Mixing Engineer: Nick Cook, Sound Recordist: Dudley Houlden, Boom Operator: Mike Kent, Re-recording Mixer: Steve Parker, Robin Fellows, Re-recorded at: London Savannah Audio, Supervising Sound Editor: Simon Price, Sound Effects Editor: Rodney Berling, Foley Artist: Nick Foley, Foley Mixer: Hugo Jeffreys, Horse Wranglers: The Devil's Horsemen, TDH (Horse Master): Gerard Naprous, EPK Director: Kate Antjoule, EPK Director [For]: Self Adhesive TV, Marketing/Promotions: Jane Morris
Cast (26)
John Lynch (Tom 'Gaffer' Gaffney), Cian Barry (Sean Casey), Cornelius Clark (Podger Byrnes), Lochlann O'Mearain (Donal O'Connell), Susan Lynch (Geraldine Gaffney), Deirdre Mullins (Kate Mulvey), Stanley Townsend (Inspector Brian Hogan), Angeline Ball (PC Anne Mooney), Lisa Catara (Kimberley Lopez), Veronica Quilligan (Frannie O'Dea), Ray Callaghan (Uncle Tim), Frank Dunne (Old Ned Lynch), Dermot Crowley (Father Grogan), Adam Astill (Brendan Doyle), Tyne Rafaeli (Emily Murray), Conor Moloney (Mike), Dara Clear (Pat), Tiny Lister (SixPac Jordan), Linda Hamilton (Cory Williams), Pascal Scott (Mihal Casey), Marianne March (Sheila Casey), Chrissie Cotterill (Mrs Skelly), Kevin Moore (auctioneer), Christopher Dunne (Dick the Dispatch), John Sheahan (PC Powers), Bill Luscombe (the farmer)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (2)
In: Sight and Sound v20 n3 March 2010  Page: 66
Title: Reviews: Holy WaterAuthor: JOHNSTON, Trevor Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Sight and Sound v20 n4 April 2010  Page: 96
Title: Additions & correctionsArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Additional filmographic data.