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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Cast
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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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Rated R for strong violence, language, sexuality and drug content | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
14 July 2000 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend:
£111,548 (United Kingdom), 16 July 2000, Limited ReleaseCompany Credits
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Billy Reynolds: [voiceover] And that was that. Job done. Jason needed a new shirt - and the geezer needed a new face!
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Based on a true story See more »Quotes
[Jason has just beaten up a suspected grass, kidnapped him and thrown acid in his face, getting some on his own shirt. He and Billy have driven him to a muddy river bank and left him there, screaming in agony]Billy Reynolds: [voiceover] And that was that. Job done. Jason needed a new shirt - and the geezer needed a new face!
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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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If you want to "see" what a drug induced blank look really looks like Sean Bean's bedroom scene half way through the movie is a must see. He ain't trying to look good or mean or anything other then just be in the character. And he does that to the exclusion of the rest of the world. He's a git and he will make your skin crawl.
This an an ensemble cast and they fit together wonderfully. The ways they come together and come apart are believable. You may even feel compassion for some of them until you remember what everyone is doing.
At the end of viewing it I thought it was a once through but now a few days later I want to see it again and I am thinking seriously about buying th DVD.