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Release Date:
September 8, 2013
Original Title:
Blackout
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
RAW
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 71
A terrifyingly realistic counter-factual drama-documentary exploring the effects of a devastating cyber-attack on Britain's national electricity grid. Based on meticulous research and real government contingency plans, Blackout combines real and fake user-generated footage, CCTV archive and news reports to build a terrifyingly realistic account of Britain being plunged into darkness. What might happen if Britain experienced a nationwide power cut?
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Art Direction:
Bobbie Cousins
Casting:
Aisha Bywaters
Costume Design:
Lucy McGill
Director:
Ben Chanan
Editor:
Anna Bench
Executive Producer:
Bart Layton
Richard Bond
Original Music Composer:
Jon Opstad
Producer:
Julia Nottingham
Production Design:
Jan Walker
Production Manager:
Anna Rayner
Writer:
Ben Chanan
Joe Barton
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