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Writer:
David Gleeson (writer)
Release Date:
12 February 2008 (USA) more
Tagline:
Death comes to all who embrace it. But it would not come to him. more
Plot:
An African immigrant bank security guard turns the tables on Dublin's nastiest criminals when they force him to be the "inside man" on a bank robbery | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations more
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seeking asylum more (13 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Eriq Ebouaney | ... | Joe Yumba |
 | James Frain | ... | Eddie Gilroy |
 | Gerard McSorley | ... | Detective Insp. Harbison |
 | Hakeem Kae-Kazim | ... | Erasmus |
| Fatou N'Diaye | ... | Kala |
| Brian Eli Ssebunya | ... | Daniel |
 | Orla O'Rourke | ... | Detective Susan Clohessey |
 | Gavin O'Connor | ... | Detective Duffy |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Maclean Burke | ... | Plank |
| Dagmar Döring | ... | Sales Assistant |
| Glenn Gannon | ... | Frankie |
| Ben Alexander Hussock | ||
| Marko Jordan | ... | Police Officer |
| Laura Jane Laughlin | ... | Valerie |
| Garrett Lombard | ... | Anton |
| Ian McElhinney | ... | Mikey |
 | Jordan Lee McGrath | ... | Detective / Policeman |
| Christian Senger | ... | Detective #1 |
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93 min
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Dolby SR (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Ireland:15A | Finland:K-13 | Australia:MA (2007) | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:16
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This isn't a bad attempt at an Irish crime movie. While James Frain hams it up as a baddie, Eric Ebouaney is very watchable as an asylum seeker looking to settle in the city. He is man with a secret just trying to get by and escape his past in the Congo. His wife and son arrive to be with him, but all is not what it seems. Taking a job as a security guard at a bank, he is soon in the thick of it, the victim of a from the headlines tiger kidnapping. When things go awry as they invariably do in this genre piece, there is hell to pay. Getting into bed with a gang of African racketeers – a first in an Irish film – the film subtly examines the plight of a refugee in an alien country, albeit against a heightened backdrop. The performances from Ebouaney and Hakeem Kae Kazim are good, though the Irish characters, particularly the police, are a little stiff. Camera-work is good and the soundtrack contemporary. The twist at the end is okay. Certainly an improvement on the director's first outing Cowboys and Angels. Warning: Brendan Gleeson is not in this film.