Bonded by Blood (2010)

In 1995, drug suppliers and career criminals Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe were blasted to death by a shot gun whilst waiting in a Range Rover in Rettendon, Essex. The film ... See full summary »

Director:

Sacha Bennett

Writers:

Sacha Bennett, Graeme Muir

Stars:

Michael Socha, Vincent Regan, Terry Stone

Cast

Credited cast:
Michael Socha	...	Donny Svenson
Vincent Regan	...	Mickey Steele
Terry Stone	...	Tony Tucker
Kierston Wareing	...	Kate Smith
Alex Macqueen	...	Prison Governor (as Alex MacQueen)
Tamer Hassan	...	Pat Tate
Neil Maskell	...	Craig Rolfe
Senem Temiz	...	VIP Guest
Dave Legeno	...	Jack Whomes
Siobhan Hewlett	...	Julia
Adam Deacon	...	Darren Nicholls
Lucy Brown	...	Anna Richards
Rebecca Ferdinando	...	Mary (as Rebecca Walsh)
Simon Phillips	...	Officer Tolands
Susie Amy	...	Donna Jagger

Storyline

In 1995, drug suppliers and career criminals Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe were blasted to death by a shot gun whilst waiting in a Range Rover in Rettendon, Essex. The film charts their rise to become the most prolific dealers and feared criminals in the south of England, maintaining the hold on their empire with fear and violence until their untimely death.

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Plot Keywords:

violence | mass execution | blood | evil man

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Taglines:

The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing but the F**king Truth!

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 September 2010 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gateway Films, Prime Focus

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actor, Terry Stone, Plays the character Tony tucker in both this and 'Rise of the Footsoldier', which is also based on the Essex boys murders. In fact, a lot of actors who appear in this movie also feature in Footsoldier but in different character parts. Dave Legano plays Jack Wholmes in this film, but played Big John in Footsoldier. Neil Maskel (Craig rolfe) played the role of Darren Nicholls in footsoldier.

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Goofs

When Craig Rolfe is arguing with his wife at their home he open and slams shut the fridge, several of the fridge magnets are clearly visible and relate to films and events that took place well after 1994, in the top left hand corner you can clearly see a fridge magnet of Doug the talking dog from the movie Up.

User Reviews

Unnecessary and undelivering brit gangster flick

STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning

This fundamentally pointless gangster flick (the story has been done twice before) gives Tamer Hassan the chance to do his typical gurning, foul mouthed cockney gangster thing as Pat Tate, whilst Terry Stone inexplicably plays the same character he did before, with the likes of Neil Maskell and Adam Deacon for support in this latest attempt to bring the true life story of the 1995 Rottenden Range Rover murders to the screen. It lacks the sappy melodrama of the dismal Rise of the Foot Soldier, but the same problem I had with that film seems to be present here: there seems to be a lack of depth, and the very interesting story just feels really hard to get in to. It just would not appear to translate well to film, surely one it would be better to read about. Great soundtrack, though. **