Directed by:
Stephen NorringtonScreenplay:
Stephen NorringtonCinematography:
James WellandComposer:
Paul RabjohnsCast:
Max Beesley, Emily Corrie, Tom Bell, Ciarán McMenamin, Jason Isaacs, Kate Ashfield, Anthony Higgins, Frank Harper, Udo Kier, Stephen Dorff, Stephen Graham (more)Plots(1)
Dark comedy that exudes a well-defined feeling of outlandish exaggeration and startling truth in one smoothly paced motion. Directed by Stephen Norrington and set in London, it is the story of Billy Byrne (Max Beesley), a self-obsessed up-and-coming star. Working as an artist, Billy is on the verge of fame, with his girlfriend and his friends firmly behind him. However, when his moment of glory comes to an abrupt end, Byrne loses everything. Depressed and alone, he finds himself sinking into the spiraling depths of the London underworld, engulfed by a shady ring of crime in a network of tunnels underneath an old theater. Billy's decisions along the way are influenced by a street-smart young girl, Anna (Emily Corrie in her feature film debut), and the horridly tainted leader of a gang of child thieves played by stage and screen actor Tom Bell. (Palm Pictures)
(more)Cast
Max Beesley
UK
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Emily Corrie
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Tom Bell
UK
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Ciarán McMenamin
UK
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Jason Isaacs
UK
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Kate Ashfield
UK
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Anthony Higgins
UK
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Frank Harper
UK
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Udo Kier
German Empire
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Stephen Dorff
USA
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Stephen Graham
UK
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Stephen Norrington
UK
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Danny Midwinter
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Ronnie McCann
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Sean Cronin
UK
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Liz May Brice
UK
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Simon Gregor
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Peggy Shields
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Ian Puleston-Davies
UK
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Junix Inocian
Philippines
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