
He Was a Quiet Man(2007)
An unhinged office worker who planned to go on a shooting spree at his workplace struggles with his newfound status as a hero after he ends up stopping a shooting spree instead.


Daphne is a young woman negotiating the tricky business of modern life. Caught in the daily rush of her restaurant job and a nightlife kaleidoscope of new faces, she is witty, funny, the life of the party. Too busy to realise that deep down she is not happy. When she saves the life of a shopkeeper stabbed in a failed robbery, the impenetrable armour she wears to protect herself begins to crack, and Daphne is forced to confront the inevitability of a much-needed change in her life.

Emily Beecham
Daphne

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
Joe

Nathaniel Martello-White
David

Ritu Arya
Rachida

Karina Fernandez
Beth

Sinéad Matthews
Billie

Ragevan Vasan
Kumar

Osy Ikhile
Tom

Amra Mallassi
Benny

Stuart McQuarrie
Adam
Daphne is a comedy, drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of robbery, drug abuse, parent child relationship, cooking, life-saver, growing up. Directed by Peter Mackie Burns, it stars Emily Beecham, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Nathaniel Martello-White. Daphne is a young woman negotiating the tricky business of modern life. Caught in the daily rush of her restaurant job and a nightlife kaleidoscope of new faces, she is witty, funny, the life of the party. Too busy to realise that deep down she is not happy. When she saves the life of a shopkeeper stabbed in a failed robbery, the impenetrable armour she wears to protect herself begins to crack, and Daphne is forced to confront the inevitability of a much-needed change in her life.
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