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- Synopsis
- Feature film. An urban crime drama updating King Lear to modern-day Liverpool. The leader of a gang, Sandeman, decides to divide his territory after the murder of his wife in a street robbery. He would like his favourite daughter (Jo) to take control of his business, but his other two daughters claim their share of the estate. The film parallels King Lear quite closely and there are quotations and paraphrasing from Othello and Julius Caesar. The film’s epigraph credits its source ‘As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods/They kill us for their sport’ .
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2002
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Gangster films
Credits
- Director
- Don Boyd
- Producer
- Gabriele Bacher; Neal Weisman
- Cinematographer
- Dewald Aukema
- Screenplay
- Don Boyd; Nick Davies
- Music
- Deirdre Gribbin; Simon Fisher-Turner
- Art Direction
- David Endley
- Cast
Aidan Gillen Emma Catherwood Jimi Mistry Lorraine Pilkington Louise Lombard Paul McGann Reece Noi Richard Harris Tom Bell
Production Company
- Name
Close Grip Films
- Name
Primary Pictures
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Tartan Video
- Web
- http://www.tartanvideo.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7494 1400
- Fax
- 020 7439 1922
- Address
- 3rd Floor, Atlantic House
5 Wardour Street
London W1V 3HE
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