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Writer:
Nick Perry (writer)
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He can escape from anything... except his past.
Plot:
The skilled pilot Denis Hopkins lives with his pregnant wife Valerie and has a comfortable lifestyle... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Jonny Lee Miller ... Denis Hopkins

Andy Serkis ... Ricky Barnes
Gary Lewis ... Ron
Jodhi May ... Christine
Paloma Baeza ... Valerie Hopkins

Vas Blackwood ... Vin

Philip Barantini ... Joey
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Barry Barnes ... D.I. Simm

Michael Bates ... Spaz
Michael Bates ... Spaz
Michael Bates ... Spaz
Gerry Behan ... Guard 1
Des Braiden ... Magistrate
Paul Burke ... Prison Officer
Barry Cassin ... Judge
Richard Dormer ... Denis' Brief
Phelim Drew ... Duty Medical Registrer
Dave Duffy ... Escort Officer 2
Patrick Fitzsymons ... Punishment Call Officer

Laurence Foster ... Clerk of the Court
Luke Hayden ... Prison Officer 1

Stephen Holland ... Mike
Simon Imrie ... Wing Officer
Allen Leech ... Policeman 1 (as Alan Leech)
Patrick Leech ... Change Of Detail Officer
Packy Lee ... Trusty
Alvaro Lucchesi ... Escort Officer
Tara Maguire ... Nurse 1
Eoin McCarthy ... Escort Officer 1
Keith McErlean ... Reception Officer Prison 1
Brian McGuinness ... Frank
Hugh B. O'Brien ... Victim Support Counsellor
Simon O'Gorman ... Prison Officer
David O'Meara ... Senior Officer
Rachel O'Riordan ... Nurse 2
Michael Parle ... Second Con
Martin Phillips ... First Prison Officer 1
Robert Price ... Mills
Lalor Roddy ... Jones
Paul Ronan ... Officer 1
Russell Smith ... Prosecution Brief

Stewart Stafford ... Prison Officer 1
Maurice Supple ... Second Prison Gate Officer
Paul Valentine ... Guard 2
Mal Whyte ... Senior Officer
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and violence.
Runtime:
88 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: Denis opens the door of the airplane and bails out. In the next shot, the door is closed. more
Quotes:
Denis: A man kills the person you love without reason. You try to remember something he said to make sense of what he did, but there's nothing there. I don't know what I expected to feel, not victory - none of this could bring Valerie back. I hadn't thought of any future beyond killing Ricky Barnes. They say an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind. more

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Great Story, 1 July 2008
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Author: whpratt1 from United States

This story deals with a very happy guy named Denis Hopkins, (Jonny Lee Miller) who is a pilot and he has a wife he loves very much and she is pregnant and they are both looking forward to their son or daughter. Denis likes to bring his airplane to great heights and then turn the engine off and lets the plane descend and at the last minute he would turn the plane back on and scare his wife and sister-in-law in order to show he had great skill as a pilot. There is a terrible crime committed in the home of Denis and his wife which changes the direction of this film and Denis goes from one prison to another in order to get justice and revenge for a great harm which came to him and caused him to have a mental breakdown. Andy Serkis, (Ricky Barnes) gave an outstanding acting performance which created a great resentment towards his horrible character. Enjoy.

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