Perry Bhandal (born 12 January 1968) is a British film director, screenwriter, and producer of the films '' Interview with a Hitman'' and ''The Last Boy'' and author of ''_prelude'', a collection of short stories and artwork, and ''The Winter Man'' a crime thriller.

Early life

Bhandal was born in Taplow, England and is of

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heritage. He received a BSc from the

University of Manchester The University of Manchester is a public university, public research university in Manchester, England. The main campus is south of Manchester city centre, Manchester City Centre on Wilmslow Road, Oxford Road. The University of Manchester is c ...

and two M.A.s from the University of Brunel: one in film and one in creative writing.

Career

In May 2009 Bhandal set up the

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production company Kirlian Pictures and set about developing the feature film ''Interview with a Hitman''. Bhandal shot ''Interview with a Hitman'' in 18 days in August 2011 on location in Newcastle and Bucharest. The film had its market premiere at the

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in May 2012 and has gone on to sell in Major territories worldwide. ''Interview with a Hitman'' was released theatrically in the UK on 20 July 2012. It was released in the US on 5 March 2013. Bhandal shot his second feature, the

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inspired sci fi, fantasy, thriller ''The Last Boy in 2017. The film is due to be released in 2018.

Filmography

Feature films

References

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