Cashback is the name of two films directed by Sean Ellis: a 2004 short film and a 2006 feature film. Both were produced by Lene Bausager, starring Sean Biggerstaff and Emilia Fox. The feature was released by Magnolia Pictures in late 2006 and also starred Michelle Ryan. Gaumont and Left Turn Films produced both films. The feature film incorporates virtually the entire short film which focused on the fantasy elements seen in the feature. This includes the sequence in the supermarket where Ben imagines he has frozen patrons at the store, walks around them and draws them. Ben, an aspiring... artist, develops insomnia after a painful breakup with his girlfriend, Suzy. To take his mind off of Suzy and to deal with the extra hours he has recently gained, Ben begins working at a local Sainsbury's supermarket, where he meets colourful co-workers. Among them is his colleague Sharon, with whom he soon develops a mutual crush. As his personal means to escape the boredom inherent in the night shift, Ben lets his imagination run wild. In particular, he imagines that he can stop time so that he can walk around in a world that is "frozen" like the pause of a film.
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| Release date: | May 18, 2006 |
| Directed by: | Sean Ellis |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 102 Minutes |
| Producer: | Sean Ellis, Lene Bausager |
| Editor: | Scott Thomas, Carlos Domeque |
| Music by: | Guy Farley |
| Cinematography: | Angus Hudson |
| Screenplay by: | Sean Ellis |
| Genre: | Comedy |