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THE MISSING

Synopsis
Told using a fascinating narrative puzzle with twists and turns at every stage, The Missing follows Tony (James Nesbitt) – a man who will do whatever it takes to find his missing child. Julien (Tcheky Karyo), a French police detective who launched the initial search for the child, also cannot shake the small belief that he may still be alive. When Oliver disappears on a holiday in France, Tony’s exhaustive search fractures his marriage to Emily (Frances O’Connor) and threatens to destroy his life.

Credits
Director – Tom Shankland
Writers – Harry & Jack Williams
Producers – New Company Pictures in association with Two Brothers Pictures
Co-producers – Czar Film & Tv & Playground Entertainment for BBC in association with Starz
Cinematographers – Ole Bratt Birkeland, Gary Phillips & Hubert Taczanowski
Art Director – Stacey Dickinson & Ruben Hermans
Cast – James Nesbitt, Frances O’Connor, Titus De Voogdt, Tchéky Karyo, Anastasia Hille, Emelie Dequenne, David Morrissey

Funding
BBC, All3Media, Company Pictures
BNP Paribas Fortis Film Finance (& Belgian Tax Shelter), VRT, RTBF, Screen Flanders

Sales & Distribution
world sales – All3Media
sales Benelux – Dutch Filmworks

Bio Director
Thomas Otto Shankland (born 7 May 1968) is an English film and television director and screenwriter. He is known for directing the films ‘WΔZ’ (2007) and ‘The Children’ (2008), and television series such as ‘The Fades’ (2011), ‘Ripper Street’ (2012), and ‘The Missing’ (2014); for the latter, he was nominated for the 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a ‘Dramatic Special’. He has also been nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film twice, for ‘Bait’ (1999) and ‘Going Down’ (2000).

Awards 

  • Winner Best Actress TV at BAFTA Awards, Scotland, 2017
  • Winner Best Actor TV at BAFTA Awards, Scotland, 2015
  • Winner Best Actress at Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, 2017
  • Winner Outstanding Actress in Mini Series at Monte-Carlo TV Festival, 2015
  • Winner Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini Series or Motion Picture Made for Television at Sichuan TV Festival, 2015
  • Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in Miniseries or Motion Picture made for Television & Best Miniseries or Motion Picture made for Television at Golden Globes USA, 2015
  • Nominated for Outstanding Directing for Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special &  Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special Dramatic at Primetime Emmy Awards, 2015
  • Nominated for Best Sound, Fiction at BAFTA Awards, 2017
  • Nominated for Audience Award TV, Best Drama Series, Best Leading Actor, Best Supporting Actor at BAFTA Awards, 2015
  • Nominated for Sound and Fiction Entertainment & Editing Fiction at BAFTA TV Craft, 2015 
  • Nominated for Best Actor at Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, 2015
  • Nominated for Best Actor in Movie / Limited Series at Critics Choice Television Awards, 2015
  • Nominated for Best TV Actor at IGN Summer Movie Awards, 2014
  • Nominated for Best Editing at Irish Film and Television Awards, 2015
  • Nominated for Best Mini Series & Outstanding Actor in a Mini Series at MOnte-Carlo TV Festival, 2015
  • Nominated for Best Music in a Non-Series at Online Film & Television Association, 2015
  • Nominated for Best Picture at Royal Television Society, UK, 2017
  • Nominated Best Cinematography by an Actor in a Mini Series or Motion Picture Made for Television at Sichuan TV Festival, 2015

Online links
BBC
Starz