Heartless (I) (2009)

Jamie Morgan, a young man with a large heart-shaped birthmark on his face, discovers that there are demons on the streets of East London.

Director:

Philip Ridley

Writer:

Philip Ridley

Stars:

Jim Sturgess, Luke Treadaway, Clémence Poésy

5 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jim Sturgess	...	Jamie Morgan
Luke Treadaway	...	Lee Morgan
Clémence Poésy	...	Tia
Justin Salinger	...	Raymond Morgan
Fraser Ayres	...	Vinnie
Noel Clarke	...	A.J.
Ruth Sheen	...	Marion Morgan
David Florez	...	Local Resident 1 (as Dave Florez)
Nikita Mistry	...	Local Resident 2 / Belle
Timothy Spall	...	George Morgan
Connie Hyde	...	Linda
Nadia Theaker	...	Charlie
David Sibley	...	Sociologist
Imogen Church	...	News Reporter
Joseph Mawle	...	Papa B

Storyline

Jamie Morgan, a young man with a large heart-shaped birthmark on his face, discovers that there are demons on the streets of East London.

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Plot Keywords:

birthmark | demon | first kiss | devil | darkroom | 

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Taglines:

The darker it gets the more you see

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [jp]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 November 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bez srca

Filming Locations:

East London, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,033 (USA) (19 November 2010)

Gross:

$2,033 (USA) (19 November 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

May 13 Films, CrossDay Productions Ltd., May 13

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Jamie is walking past a bar to take out the garbage, a rock version of the song Jim Sturgess sings, "Heartless", is playing.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Lee Morgan: Good morning, Uncle Jamie.
Jamie Morgan: How many times do I got to tell you that when the red light is on, that means I'm developing!

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Soundtracks

"The Other Me"
Music by 'Nick Bicát'
Lyrics by Philip Ridley
Performed by Jim Sturgess, Ciaran Gribbin and Mary Leay
Produced by Ciaran Gribbin and Michae; Keeney

User Reviews

A vision of a dark abyss

Philip Ridley brings us a new style of horror. Mesmerizing and twisted, Heartless tries to appeal to our deepest senses - fear simply being one of them - by means of psychology. The "monster" in this so called horror drama, is not a monster at all but an inner pattern of what makes us humans; of what our feelings may turn us into.

Perhaps the movie is slightly underrated because the point of view that should have been used to look at this movie was not from the outside of the box but from the inside.

The performances were pretty good especially from Joseph Mawle(Papa B) whom i have only seen in Merlin, Eddie Marsan("Sherlock Holmes") and his charismatic flavor and of course Jim Sturgess who proves once again that he is a British star on a dark sky. However i expected somewhat more from Clemence Poesy("War and Peace", "In Bruges) other than a lovely accent.

Overall, i give "Heartless" an 8/10 for the feelings they tried to bring up but failed in a small measure. I do believe that concentrating even more on the feelings and less on the horror part would've brought this movie a greater rating. Nonetheless, it is worth two hours of your spare time.