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6.4/10   87 votes
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Director:
Alex De Rakoff
Writers:
Alex De Rakoff (written by)
John Luton (story)
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Release Date:
30 October 2009 (UK) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
A loan shark gives ex-con Nick a period of 24 hours in order to pay back the money he owes. Up against it... more | add synopsis
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Dyer's Close Encounter On TV Show
 (From WENN. 12 November 2009, 8:06 AM, PST)
Review: Movie Triple-Bill
 (From t5m.com. 11 November 2009, 8:44 AM, PST)
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Fast-paced London noir more (7 total)

Cast

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50 Cent ... Thigo

Tamer Hassan ... Nick

Danny Dyer ... Bing

Monet Mazur ... Frankie

Brenda Blethyn ... Mother

Blake Ritson ... Jarvis

Esmé Bianco ... Herself - Featured Burlesque Performer

Bronson Webb ... Smudger

Scot Williams ... Tommy

Joe Egan ... Big Man

Robert Stone ... The Lump

Jeff Stewart ... Tiffany's Client

Rupert Degas ... Football Commentator
Trevor Byfield ... The Mark
Jodi McAllister ... Sexy Lil Bit

Adam Saint

Viv Weatherall ... Motorcycle Policeman

Glenn Doherty ... Petrol Attendant
Lauren Reading ... Lady Of The Night 1
Andrea Newland ... Bank Cashier
Amy Lawson ... Lady Of The Night 2
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Runtime:
92 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Certification:
UK:15 | Ireland:15A
Filming Locations:
London, England, UK more
Company:
Next Generation TV & Film more

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Edited into "The Paul O'Grady Show: (2009-11-11)" (2009) more

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3 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Fast-paced London noir, 1 November 2009
7/10
Author: wlgn5 from London, England

I didn't know what to expect from this film except that the poster made it look like an honest-to-goodness thriller that could've been made any time in the past 40 years, and that appealed to me. In the event, it's a well-played noir mostly set in London (though you get no real sense of the city, and it's a shame they had to show Big Ben) in which Nick (engagingly played by Tamer Hassan) has 24 hours to find £100,000 or he, and his mother (as always, a superb performance from Brenda Blethyn) will be 'buried in a shallow grave'. Well-paced, with a reasonable twist, it's only a shame that most of the dialogue is quite lame, and everything has a second-hand feel, but that's deliberate, I feel, and we need more movies like this that have a heart of noir while only seeking to entertain. The audience I saw it with, in Wandsworth, were thoroughly entertained.

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