The film is based loosely around events in December 1995 that culminated in the murders of three drug dealers in Rettendon, Essex, UK. On 6th December Patrick Tate, Craig Rolfe and Tony ...
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| Charlie Creed-Miles | ... | Billy Reynolds | |
| Sean Bean | ... | Jason Locke | |
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Gareth Milne | ... | Chippy |
| Alex Kingston | ... | Lisa Locke | |
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Amelia Lowdell | ... | Nicole |
| Larry Lamb | ... | Peter Chase | |
| Michael McKell | ... | Wayne Lovell | |
| Holly Davidson | ... | Suzy Welch | |
| Terence Rigby | ... | Henry Hobbs | |
| Tom Wilkinson | ... | John Dyke | |
| Billy Murray | ... | Perry Elley | |
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George Jackos | ... | Kiri Christos |
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Sally Hurst | ... | Beverley |
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Louise Landon | ... | Jemma |
| Gary Love | ... | Detective | |
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The film is based loosely around events in December 1995 that culminated in the murders of three drug dealers in Rettendon, Essex, UK. On 6th December Patrick Tate, Craig Rolfe and Tony Tucker, three drug dealers well known to the police, were lured to Workhouse Lane, Rettendon. There they were blasted to death with a shot gun while sitting in their Range Rover. They had been lured to their deaths on the pretext of a lucrative drugs deal. The three bodies were found the following morning, 7 December 1995. Written by Anonymous
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Some lines should never be crossed.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence, language, sexuality and drug content | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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14 July 2000 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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£111,548 (United Kingdom), 16 July 2000, Limited ReleaseCompany Credits
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Billy Reynolds: [voiceover] See 'im, Peter, he's the top boy - he runs the show. And 'im, Wayne, does whatever Peter tells 'im. And Jason, well, every firm needs a mad acid-bath murderer, don't they?See more »
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Statement in opening titles: "This story is inspired by a single true event. It left three men dead, two serving life imprisonment and another living under an assumed identity. The rest is fiction, as are all the characters." See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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A good film on several levels. The unflattering comparisons that some critics have made between it and The Usual Suspects are completely misguided as directorial intent and effect in the two pictures are dissimilar. Winsor's film, it seems to me, brilliantly evokes both the drabness and cruelty of the criminal mindset. It does this partly through the choice of dull, flat Essex landscapes with their coastal marshes, grey motorway links, flash nouveau riche mansions and the tawdry glamour of seafront locations. The characters are both repellent and yet curiously mesmerising. This is not a film in which it is easy to lose interest. Nobody can do psycho-thug better than Sean Bean, and Charlie Creed-Miles has created a dangerously weak character as Billy, whom it is almost possible to feel sorry for without actually liking. The film is very well lit, though I did find sound levels a little dodgy at times It's a film that, despite critics' comments, is not a million miles from Get Carter in quality.