The Veteran (2011)

Director:

Matthew Hope

Writers:

Matthew Hope (written by) &
Robert Henry Craft (written by)

Release Date:

29 April 2011 (UK)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Plot:

A soldier returning from the war in Afghanistan uncovers a conspiracy involving the intelligence services and a gang of drug dealers. |

Plot Keywords:

Conspiracy | Drugs | Gang | Drug Dealer | Kidnapping

Cast

Toby Kebbell	...	Robert Miller
Adi Bielski	...	Alayna Wallace
Tony Curran	...	Chris Turner
Ashley Thomas	...	Tyrone Jones
Tom Brooke	...	Danny Turner
Ivanno Jeremiah	...	Fahad Sahal
Brian Cox	...	Gerry Langdon
Mem Ferda	...	Hakeem
Eboseta Ayemere	...	Ryan Sahal
Brendon Read	...	Big Benny
Selva Rasalingam	...	Fawwaz Abdullah
Christopher Peter Smith	...	Omar
Conrad Peters	...	Khaled
Steve Weston	...	Ramush Jashari
Adrian Bouchet	...	Chechen 1
Josh Myers	...	Chechen 2
Warren Rusher	...	Napoleon
Bob Mercer	...	Ski-Mask Man 1
James Alexander	...	Ski-Mask Man 2
Max Callum	...	Shooter
Gary Barnshaw	...	Iconiq Cafe Owner
Miles Harrington	...	Assassin in Van
Shiden Mezghebe	...	Gang Member
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Lyddon	...	Passer by (uncredited)

Directed by
Matthew Hope

Writing credits
Matthew Hope		(written by) &
Robert Henry Craft		(written by)

Produced by
Gary Barnshaw	....	executive producer
Jason Garrett	....	executive producer
John Hope	....	associate producer
Johann Insanally	....	line producer
Bruce Kenyon	....	associate producer
Kim Leggatt	....	producer
Dawn Pritchard	....	executive producer
Sheila Pritchard	....	executive producer
David Rogers	....	executive producer
Debbie Shuter	....	producer

Cinematography by
Philipp Blaubach

Film Editing by
Emma Gaffney

Casting by
Amelia Hashemi
Rose Wicksteed

Production Design by
Chris Richmond

Art Direction by
Adam A. Makin		(supervising art director)

Costume Design by
Emma Fryer

Makeup Department
Claire Carter	....	daily makeup artist
Jane Oginsky	....	hair and make up artist
Lynn Taylor-Wood	....	chief hair and make-up artist

Production Management
Beth Timbrell	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jude Campbell	....	first assistant director
Glen Carroll	....	third assistant director: second unit
Emily Perowne	....	crowd second assistant director
Tom Fenwick Smith	....	third assistant director
Tom White	....	first assistant director: second unit
Tom White	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Dion Banner	....	charge painter
Charles Bodycomb	....	supervising armourer
Tony Brady	....	chargehand construction carpenter
Alfie Burgess	....	stand-by prop
Steve Clark	....	assistant art director
Mervin Cooper	....	stagehand
Ian Curtis	....	carpenter
Roddy Dolan	....	dressing props
Billy Edwards	....	chargehand stand-by prop
Adrian Greenwood	....	prop buyer
Peter Holden	....	carpenter
Douglas Ingram	....	storyboard artist
Peter Johnson	....	construction manager
Peter Jones	....	carpenter
Dean Kelly	....	painter
Terry Machin	....	painter
Dominic Madden	....	graffiti artist
Amy Meakin	....	art department assistant
James Ott	....	standby props
Ewan Robertson	....	prop master
Boadicea Shouls	....	art department trainee
Andrew Tapper	....	graphic designer
Oli van der Vijver	....	stand-by art director
Kevin Waite	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Dafydd Archard	....	sound mix technician
Steve Browell	....	sound designer
Steve Browell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nick Del-Molino	....	mix assistant
Ben Jeffes	....	sound assistant
Philip Jenkins	....	foley mixer
Nick Kray	....	adr mixer
Jules MacDonald	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
David Mackie	....	foley editor
Gavin Marshall	....	boom operator
Patrick Roche	....	first assistant sound editor
Jack Stew	....	foley artist
Sven Taits	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sven Taits	....	supervising sound editor
Tarn Willers	....	additional sound mixer
Julian Willson	....	sound mixer
Robert Karlsson	....	dolby sound consultant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Colin Gorry	....	special effects
Dan Martin	....	special effects makeup
Jody Taylor	....	senior special effects technician
Alastair Vardy	....	special effects technician
Jonathan Wilson	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Fiorenza Bagnariol	....	digital film bureau
Simone Coco	....	digital compositor
Louise Hussey	....	visual effects producer
Paul Jones	....	visual effects coordinator
Timothy P. Jones	....	digital film bureau
Gavin McKenzie	....	digital compositor
Naveen Medaram	....	digital compositor: rushes
Jonathan Privett	....	visual effects supervisor: Rushes Postproduction
Aurora Shannon	....	digital intermediate assistant

Stunts
Rob Cooper	....	stunts
James Embree	....	stunt performer
Julian Spencer	....	stunt coordinator
Mens-Sana Tamakloe	....	stunt performer
Arran Topham	....	stunt performer
Andy Wareham	....	stunt performer
Calvin Warrington-Heasman	....	stunt performer
William Willoughby	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Ben Brown	....	camera assistant
Peter Byrne	....	focus puller
Abigail Catto	....	loader
Rachel Clark	....	second assistant camera: dailies
Matt Fisher	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Matt Fisher	....	steadicam operator
Steve Fitzpatrick	....	rigger
Ben Fordesman	....	daily electrician
Rob Gilmour	....	second assistant camera: dailies
Christian Hayes	....	electrician
Gary Hedges	....	lighting technician
Tony Kay	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Nick Kenealy	....	video assist operator
Tracey Leggatt	....	stills photographer
Andy McBrearty	....	gaffer
James Ray	....	grip assistant
Dean Rogers	....	official stills photographer
Chris Rusby	....	key grip
Joelle Smith	....	camera trainee: dailies
Morgan Spencer	....	camera trainee: dailies
Ricky Stelling	....	rigger
Chris Stones	....	electrician
David Tett	....	stills photographer
Pete West	....	electrician
Jonathan Yates	....	best boy

Casting Department
Darren Baba	....	extras casting assistant
Johnny Lynch	....	extras casting
Isabella Odoffin	....	casting assistant
Andy Shepherd	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jane Leonard	....	assistant costume designer
Shona McCallum	....	costume assistant
Wyn Vaughan-Humphreys	....	standby costume
Wyn Vaughan-Humphreys	....	wardrobe master

Editorial Department
Patrick Malone	....	digital intermediate head of department
Mike Saxton	....	post production supervisor
Lisa Thompson	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Mark Delany	....	composer: theme music
Paul Saunderson	....	music mixing assistant

Transportation Department
Tony Killington	....	unit driver
Andy Levett	....	h.o.d facilities
Darren Litten	....	action vehicle coordinator
Michael White	....	unit driver

Other crew
Monika Agorelius	....	electronic press kit
Shelly Bancroft	....	acquisition consultant: Premiere Picture
Charles Bodycomb	....	armorer
Bob Craft	....	technical advisor
Robert Henry Craft	....	technical advisor
Grant Cummings	....	location manager
Peter-Frank Dewulf	....	location unit manager
Rachel Donkor	....	production accountant
Ewan Dunbar	....	assistant to director
Scott Eaton	....	production coordinator
Alex Gardner	....	medic
Jason Garrett	....	financier
Imogen Gay	....	production assistant
Henry Jay Gordon	....	floor runner (as Henry Gordon)
Kathy Hughes	....	script supervisor
Rachel Hyde	....	location assistant
Julia Jones	....	unit publicist
Fiona Kihlstrom	....	financier
Richard Knight	....	location manager: additional photography
Keiran Mahon	....	floor runner
Nadia Naguib	....	financier
Rob Napoletani	....	location scout
Mark Rowan	....	health & safety advisor recce
Angelika Schierz	....	production coordinator
Marcus Searancke	....	financier
Sanjay Sharma	....	assistant production co-ordinator
Natalie Sloan	....	script supervisor: Second Unit
Wilson Stevens	....	company accountant
Sarah Teboul	....	production accountant
Alena Trower	....	financier
John William Turner	....	floor runner: dailies

Thanks
Darren Ashton	....	thanks
Andrew Aston	....	thanks
Emma Atherton	....	thanks
Adam Betteridge	....	special thanks
Mark Bond	....	thanks
Peter Dally	....	thanks
Karl Dye	....	special thanks
Denise Edwards	....	thanks
Jonathan Edwards	....	thanks
Philip Goodall	....	thanks
Antony Gostyn	....	thanks
Chris Grasby	....	thanks
Debbie Haze	....	thanks
Billy Hurman	....	thanks
Jordan James	....	special thanks
Ann Jennings	....	thanks
Mick Jennings	....	thanks
Steve Joberns	....	special thanks
Graham Jones	....	thanks
James Jones	....	thanks
Petra Kenyon	....	thanks
Sade Kharbanda	....	thanks
Fiona Kihlstrom	....	special thanks
Martin Lea	....	thanks
Barbara Morgan	....	thanks
Martin Myers	....	special thanks
Nadia Naguib	....	special thanks
David Peck	....	special thanks
Kari Hoseth Peters	....	thanks
Mick Pilot	....	thanks
Marcus Searancke	....	special thanks
Alistair Sharpe	....	thanks
Austin Shaw	....	special thanks
David Stacey	....	thanks
Adam Thompson	....	special thanks
Alena Trower	....	special thanks
Kris White	....	thanks
Max White	....	thanks
Jessica Wilcock	....	thanks
Kevin Williams	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• DMK Productions
• Iconiq Group
• Local Films
• Media Pro One
• Premiere Picture
• Veteran Pictures

Distributors

• Audio Visual Entertainment (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Revolver Entertainment (2011) (UK) (theatrical)
• Falcon Films (2011) (Lebanon) (all media) (Middle East)
• Pandastorm Pictures (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Pinnacle Films (2011) (Australia) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Colin Gorry Effects
• Rushes Post Production (visual effects)

Other Companies

• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting equipment
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• De Lane Lea  ADR recording
• De Lane Lea  sound re-recording
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Elstree Film & Television Studios  movie studio
• Film London  thanks
• Foxtrot Productions  arms supplier
• Kodak  motion picture film supplier
• Max Callum Agency  extras casting
• Pivotal Post  Avid HD Editing Equipment Provided By

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, pervasive language and some nudity

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:MA15+ | Norway:15 | Germany:16 | USA:R | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version)

Filming Locations:

Heygate Estate, Southwark, London, England, UK

Company:

DMK Productions

Quotes:

[last lines]
Gerry Langdon:The organizing principle of any society is for war. The basic authority of the modern state over its people resides in its war powers. Today its oil, tomorrow water. It's what we like to call the GOD business; Guns, Oil, and Drugs. But there is a problem...
[...]

Closer to the truth than you might think

This is actually a brilliant film, if you can forgive a few minor flaws. Kebbel plays 'Bobby' brilliantly and the key characters are all convincing; a tip of the hat to the absence of prima donna Hollywood stars there.

The accuracy and attention to detail in certain areas more than make up for the relative shortness of the film, for example how Bobby takes a quick visual check of the chamber on his rifle before moving from cover in between contacts in the main firefight scene. This scene gets the old adrenalin going a little, it is actually very similar to the street battle scene from 'Heat'; no music, just the sound of gunfire echoing in the streets.

The espionage element and the political scheming is portrayed smoothly, allowing the viewer to think for themselves and make up their own mind without going overboard on the conspiracy element. Whatever your views on whether or not this side of the plot is fictional, it's a film worth watching. The only difference between 'worth watching' and 'great film' is just a matter of budget and time really.