Distant Shadow is a 1999 film. A thriller made in the UK, it is 100 minutes in length and was directed by Howard J. Ford.
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Plot summary
Michelle witnesses the brutal murder of her mother while she is a four-year-old child. Sixteen years later she is still traumatized by memories, and living in poverty at a boarding house, struggling to pay the rent. She befriends a mysterious man who moves in across the hall named Charles Paskin. Something doesn't seem right about him and Michelle decides to investigate. She discovers that Charlie is working for the British government. His mission is to retrieve government files about a top secret operation which has been stolen, and he has been instructed to dispose anyone associated with these documents. Michelle believes that he may be connected with the murder of her mother. While trying to figure out the mystery, Michelle is dragged into a world of violence, conspiracy, and revenge where she soon discovers that nothing is as it seems and that no one can be trusted.
Cast
Stephen Tiller as Charles Paskin
Rosie Fellner as Michelle Wallace
Trevor Byfield as John Clay
Andrew Faulkner as Steve
Terrence Hardiman as The Svit
Mark Little as The Landlord
Shane Richie as Paul
Mark Chapman as Jimmy Scarface
Gary Smith as Deaf Nick
Paul Maddocks as Vince
Gillian Tully as Tina (as Gillian Tulley)
James Healing as Mike
Andrew Pleavin as Collins