Cass (2008)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Jon S. Baird

Writers:

Jon S. Baird (screenplay)
Cass Pennant (book)

Release Date:

1 August 2008 (UK)

Genre:

Biography | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

The hardest fight is knowing who you are.

Plot:

An orphaned Jamaican baby is adopted by an elderly white couple and brought up in an all white area of London and becomes one of the most feared and respected men in Britain. Based on a true story.

Plot Keywords:

Hooligan | Football | Interracial Relationship | Based On True Story | Character Name In Title

Cast

Nonso Anozie	...	Cass
Natalie Press	...	Elaine
Leo Gregory	...	Freeman
Gavin Brocker	...	Prentice
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tiggy Allen	...	Florist
Helen Anderson	...	Detective
Gemma Baker	...	Tracey
Nick Bartlett	...	Pub regular
Linda Bassett	...	Doll
Geoffrey Beevers	...	Vicar
Jack Bence	...	Teenage Bully
Cherise Zoe Conroy	...	Mourner
Mario Demetriou	...	Greek Waiter
Joe Egan	...	Joe The Pub Landlord
Winston Ellis	...	Zulu
Sarah Finigan	...	Passer by
Robbie Gee	...	Marlon
Tamer Hassan	...	Ray
Ralph Ineson	...	Sergeant Mullins
Rory Jennings	...	Young Freeman
Jack Johnson	...	Young Freeman
Daniel Kaluuya	...	Young Cass - age 14
Paul Kaye	...	C. P.
Jamie Kenna	...	Stevie Hogan
Gary Lawrence	...	Delroy Jackson
David Lea	...	Bingo
Kane Manera	...	Greek Waiter
Johnny Palmiero	...	Shaun
Verelle Roberts	...	Young Cass
Brandon Robinson	...	Billy
Callum Ruane	...	Young Prentice
Lucy Russell	...	TV Presenter
Joe Siffleet	...	Young West Ham Kid
Liam Smith	...	Gaffer
Lorraine Stanley	...	Linda
Lee Turnbull	...	Male Diner
Bronson Webb	...	The Assassin
Eddie Webber	...	Ron
Jayson Wheatley	...	Young Prentice - 14 Years Old
Peter Wight	...	Cecil
Sid Young	...	Teenage Bully 2

Also Known As:

Untitled Cass Pennant Project (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 | Ireland:16 | Australia:MA (2009)

Filming Locations:

East London, London, England, UK

Company:

Cass Films

Trivia:

Cameo: [Cass Pennant]One of the minders at the end of the film stood outside the pub.

Not just another hooligan film: works as a good drama in its own right

Sure Cass is about hooliganism and has enough of that to fit the bill, but this is good enough to be mainstream viewing.

We found it much better than we expected: good central performances and a great arc lift this from its genre to something better.

It really looks and sounds (the language is what is was, every second word is filth, but then it was) like the British East End 80s down to the council flat doors.

I can honestly recommend this a good well-made film about life in Britain in the early 80s, it is a little light on production and directing values, it is shot too simplistically, but the story is well delivered, it is probably not for your granny (unless she's a hard nut), but deserves a wider audience than just 20 year old males with a footie hard on.