North v South (2015)

Two star-crossed lovers navigate through all-out war between the North and South criminal underworlds

Director:

Steven Nesbit

Writer:

Steven Nesbit

Stars:

Freema Agyeman, Judith Alexander, Keith Allen

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Freema Agyeman	...	Penny
Judith Alexander	...	Sandra
Keith Allen	...	Tony Lefevre
Geoff Bell	...	Bill Vincent
Steven Berkoff	...	Vic Clarke
Gary Cargill	...	Danny
Oliver Cotton	...	Brian Galloway
Steve Evets	...	Alf
Bernard Hill	...	John Claridge
Charlotte Hope	...	Willow Clarke
Paul Howell	...	Captive
Striker John	...	Police Officer
Dom Monot	...	Gustave
Brad Moore	...	Gary Little
Roger Nevares	...	Wally

Storyline

Two star-crossed lovers navigate through all-out war between the North and South criminal underworlds

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Genres:

Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 October 2015 (UK)

Also Known As:

Long Time Coming... North v South

Filming Locations:

Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

North South Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Emma Hartley
Written and Performed by Dylan Leblanc

User Reviews

Plenty of flashy gestures and posturing without any depth.

From the first scene the movie throws a bunch of gangster antics with strangely abrupt moments of general shootouts. It's hectic to say the least, and while there might be one or two developments that work decently, the majority is convoluted banters. There's simply too much bravado and subplots to create any solid connection to the characters.

Like the title suggests, this is a story of two gangs vying for dominance. It has a lot of embellished characters shouting profanities and some betrayal schemes or whatnot. The issue with this cumbersome build-up is they are posing for what seems to a promo of wrestling events, for so many of the pressures feel overly theatrical. They large cast doesn't help either since they are divided by the typical brutish enforcer or old godfather role.

Many of them will not be memorable, in exception for a couple of the subplots, even those are rather conspicuous and forced. Its crime thriller aspect simply done in excess and honestly not that engaging, however if one comes for action there might be something here. It delivers occasional shootouts and fights, although the choreography is passable at best.

For all for the machismo displayed, the movie feels uninteresting and superficial.