The Magic Mile (2005)

When a deaf girl chances on an abandoned wheelchair on a beach, she discovers the incredible secret of 'the magic mile'... See full synopsis »

Director:

Toby Meakins

Writers:

Simon Allen (screenplay), Simon Allen (story)

Stars:

Louise Dumayne, Anthony Wise

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Louise Dumayne
Anthony Wise

Storyline

When a deaf girl chances on an abandoned wheelchair on a beach, she discovers the incredible secret of 'the magic mile'... See full synopsis »

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Genres:

Short

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 August 2005 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Faith Film Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

7 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

I Was Confused

THE MAGIC MILE opens on a beach where a deaf woman seemingly runs into a force field of sorts and which instantly reminded me of the BLAKE'S 7 episode Orac . The woman removes her hearing aid and wanders around the lonely downcast beach where she comes across a pair of boots and some clothing and it was then that I was reminded to the major plot device of THE FALL AND RISE OF REGINALD PERRIN but then the story turned out differently from how I expected it to

It's difficult for me to review THE MAGIC MILE simply down to the fact that it confused as to what it's really about . When I said the opening was similar to a BBC telefantasy show from the 1970s I wasn't in fact kidding at all because I genuinely thought there were force fields involved . And since we're seeing much of the narrative through the eyes of a deaf woman it's difficult to hear what the man on the beach is saying to her much of the time

A moody short film that captures the bleak atmosphere of a beach on a windy cloudy day but one that needed more explanation for it to succeed