31 North 62 East (2009)

A psychological thriller about how an elite S.A.S. unit's position is revealed by the British Prime Minister to ensure an arms deal goes ahead, and to secure his re-election.

Director:

Tristan Loraine

Writers:

Leofwine Loraine (screenplay), Tristan Loraine (screenplay)

Stars:

Heather Peace, Lee Godfrey, Aurélie Bargème

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Heather Peace	...	Jill / Kimberly Mandelson
Lee Godfrey	...	Mac
Aurélie Bargème	...	Corine Perret
John Rhys-Davies	...	John Hammond
Kulvinder Ghir	...	Tariq Malim
Nathalia Ramos	...	Rachel
Marina Sirtis	...	Sarah Webber
George Calil	...	Jacob
Adrian Goulder	...	Bodyguard
Chris Goulder	...	Bodyguard
Tristan Loraine	...	Bodyguard
Kammy Darweish	...	Sheik Kaseem
Leofwine Loraine	...	Claude Demont
Kate Garbutt	...	Waitress
Brad Bennetts	...	Jacko

Storyline

A psychological thriller about how an elite S.A.S. unit's position is revealed by the British Prime Minister to ensure an arms deal goes ahead, and to secure his re-election.

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Plot Keywords:

location in title | cardinal direction in title | number in title | 

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Taglines:

Too Close To The Truth

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Genres:

Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

John Hammond (John Rhys-Davies) is the same name as Sir Richard Attenborough's character from Jurassic Park (1993) and The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), though it's a different character.

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Soundtracks

Opening Titles
Composed by Moritz Schmittat and Sax Theme by David Leo Kemp
Courtesy of 31 North 62 East Ltd

User Reviews

Preposterous, no budget thriller

31 NORTH 62 EAST is a low budget British thriller about the war in the Middle East, Afghanistan in this instance. It's a political story about the ways in which corruption can exploit those on the ground and even lead to a murder plot. Unfortunately for this film, the script is quite nonsensical, positing Britain's own Prime Minister as the master villain of the piece, quite happy to sell out members of his own armed forces for the sake of a trade deal.

Had the villain been a junior minister with the ability to manipulate the system then it might have been more convincing, but giving the Prime Minister power to do this just makes it a laugh. It doesn't help that this film is entirely cheap without any action sequences in it whatsoever; in fact, when something does threaten to happen (such as the car scene with the two women), the film randomly cuts away to the aftermath. It's not totally bad, as one extended torture sequence is extremely gruelling, and a few familiar faces like Craig Fairbrass, Marina Sirtis, and John Rhys-Davies show up to pick up their pay cheques. The casting director has also gone out of his way to cast attractive actresses in support. In the end, though, 31 NORTH 62 EAST is simply a forgettable, occasionally ridiculous little thriller.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 2009 (UK)

Also Known As:

31 North 62 East

Filming Locations:

Jordan

Box Office

Budget:

$3,100,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

31 North 62 East, Fact Not Fiction Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1