The Mandrake Root

This article is about the 2008 film. For the song, see Mandrake Root.

The Mandrake Root
Directed byMalachi Bogdanov
Written byMalachi Bogdanov (adaption)
Produced byRosanna Castangia
Carlo Dessi
Simon M. Woods
StarringJason Nicoli
Chara Jackson
Geoffrey Bateman
Mike Rogers
Jonathan Owen
Craig Painting
CinematographyTony Yates
Edited byMalachi Bogdanov
Nat Higginbottom
Simon M. Woods
Music byChristopher Ash
Production
company
Distributed byEuropean Drama Network
Release dates
  • 20 June 2008 (2008-06-20) (UK)
  • 7 August 2008 (2008-08-07) (Italy)
Running time
75 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Italy
LanguagesEnglish
Italian
Budget£200,000

The Mandrake Root is a 2008 comedy drama film adapted and directed by Malachi Bogdanov as his first feature film.[1][2][3] The film was produced by Simon M. Woods as the first film release of European Drama Network.[4][5]

Based on the play La Mandragola (The Mandrake) written by Niccolò Machiavelli in 1518, the film was nominated for the Best Drama 2008 by the Royal Television Society Awards Midland.[4][6][7]

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  3. ^ "Agent Provocateur: What's On Interview of Chara Jackson" (PDF). archived at europeandrama.net. What's on in brum?. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
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  5. ^ Geary, Joanna (23 June 2008). "The Mandrake Root: a classic straight to your mobile". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Investor backs new movie-making project". Halesowen News. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  7. ^ Blackaby, Anna (12 October 2008). "The Mandrake Root nominated for top drama award". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 6 June 2008.