Filth Page #7

Synopsis: Scheming Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy), a bigoted and corrupt policeman, is in line for a promotion and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Enlisted to solve a brutal murder and threatened by the aspirations of his colleagues, including Ray Lennox (Jamie Bell), Bruce sets about ensuring their ruin, right under the nose of unwitting Chief Inspector Toal. As he turns his colleagues against one another by stealing their wives and exposing their secrets, Bruce starts to lose himself in a web of deceit that he can no longer control. His past is slowly catching up with him, and a missing wife, a crippling drug habit and suspicious colleagues start to take their toll on his sanity. The question is: can he keep his grip on reality long enough to disentangle himself from the filth?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Jon S. Baird
Production: Magnet Releasing
  9 wins & 13 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
56
Rotten Tomatoes:
63%
R
Year:
2013
97 min
$23,145
Website
4,486 Views


"I'm the king of the castle!

Get down you, dirty rascal!"

Then you pushed him off.

No, I never. No, I f***ing never!

- Not an angry push...

- No, I didn't.

Just a brotherly shove.

Brotherly love, a brotherly shove.

Because wee Davie was better at everything

than his big brother, "the other laddie".

That's what they used

to say in the village.

"Davie Robertson and

the other laddie. "

You're still just "the

other laddie", aren't you?

You f*** off!

"F*** off", you shout,

as you push him down the slag pile.

He's at the bottom,

screaming for help

as the black stuff rushes down,

smothering your brother underneath.

No, I tried to save him.

Then the man you call father, crouching

beside the body of his real son,

"This thing killed him. This bastard

spawn of the devil killed my laddie.

"You are filth!"

No! No!

No, no...

What are you doing

in the women's toilets, Bruce?

F*** off, Drummond.

- You can say it's none of my business.

- It's none of your f***ing business!

What were you doing

in the women's toilets, Bruce?

Look, I'm sorry.

I'm just feeling a bit wrong

at the moment. OK?

OK, well, if you want to talk

about it, then I'm here.

Spare me your airy-fairy,

namby-pamby, care-in-the-community,

human-resources, left-wing bullshit.

Well, I'm just worried

about you, Bruce.

- What did you say?

- I said, I'm worried about you, Bruce.

Oh, right, I see.

You're worried about me.

What? Oh, don't flatter yourself.

I think you're a silly,

silly, little, little man.

You fancy me.

I have no interest in you, apart

from us having to work together.

- Just give in to your instincts, darling.

- Oh, God, you're pathetic.

- You're pathetic. You're an alcoholic.

- F*** off.

You stink.

Do you know what, Bruce?

You're the kind of sad case

that preys on weak, stupid women

in order to boost your

own shattered ego!

What about Karen the other night

at the Christmas party?

She was wasted, Bruce.

Well, she shouldn't have

f***ing drunk then, should she?

She wanted a drink, so she had one.

She wanted a ride,

so she had one of them as well.

So, don't treat me

like a f***ing rapist!

Jesus Christ, what are you so

interested in her for anyway?

- Are you a lesbian?

- I'm not a bloody lesbian, Bruce.

I have a boyfriend

and he's far younger than you

and he's far more

intelligent than you

and he's far better endowed than you,

Mr Photocopier Enlargement.

What did you f***ing say?

Go on, f***ing hit me, Bruce!

Are you gonna hit me, Bruce? Yeah?

No.

Oh, my darling, I'm sorry.

You sicken me.

You repulse me.

Can I make that any f***ing plainer?

I wasn't gonna hurt you, you know?

I didn't mean it.

As your colleague...

and as a human being, I'm telling you,

Bruce, you've got some stuff to sort out.

OK? Then you might become

the sort of person

that you seem to imagine

yourself to be,

although Christ only

knows what that is.

I used to be good at

this job, Amanda.

I used to be a good person.

Yeah. I heard that.

- Have you got a wife, Bruce?

- Yeah.

Have you got any kids?

Stacey.

I think they've left me.

I think my family have left me.

I don't know how.

I can't remember why.

OK.

You see, there's

something wrong with me.

There's something

seriously wrong with me.

Have you spoken to anyone?

Have you been to see a doctor?

- Yeah.

- Yeah?

No.

I don't know. I don't know.

No, I'm in charge.

I'm in charge of me.

I'm in charge of this investigation and

don't you ever f***ing forget that.

OK, Bruce. You need to listen to me.

Can you hear me?

I'm really worried about you. I don't

think you're fit for work at the moment.

Just you go up there

and suck someone's cock

and stop playing the amateur f***ing

psychologist, you evil witch!

Hey, Robbo.

Are you holding a guy

by the name of Clifford Blades?

Do you ever get the impression

he was a pervert?

Just give me the f***ing keys!

- You piss-taking little fart!

- What's wrong, Bruce?

You strung me along from the

f***ing start! Didn't you?

It wasn't me.

You have to believe it wasn't me.

Don't make me punch your face

through your shoulders

and out through your f***ing arse,

you speccy wee fanny!

Why? Why did you drag

me into this, Cliff?

Why did you drag me into this with you?

You're supposed to be my mate.

I didn't. We are mates, Bruce.

You're my best friend, Bruce.

You're my best friend.

Why do you bully me, Bruce?

- What?

- Why do you do it?

Because...

Because I can't f***ing help myself.

Bruce! Bruce! Bruce! Bruce! Bruce!

Bruce! Bruce!

Bruce! Bruce! Bruce!

F***!

I tried to call you at work.

Where have you been?

- Bruce, Dougie's in hospital.

- And?

He tried to kill himself.

Slashed his wrists.

He found out about us, Bruce.

Couldn't take the humiliation

of that and getting suspended.

How's that my fault?

That's all your fault!

My God, this place f***ing stinks.

I just need you to f***ing leave!

- Come on.

- No, no, no.

- I wanna turn off the gas for you.

- Chrissie, don't. Chrissie.

- I wanna turn off the gas for you.

- Chrissie, I need you to leave!

Come on! I wanna turn off

the f***ing gas for you!

F***ing...

Come on, get f***ing hard, you silly

wee poof! Come on, get it in!

F*** me with that mouse's cock.

What's wrong?

You're crying like a wee laddie.

You're no fun any more, Bruce.

You know that?

I'm not well.

What's wrong with you, man?

I hear voices, Chrissie.

I see things, all the time.

Do you ever hear them?

What are you on about?

Whatever it is you're taking,

you wanna lay off it.

Life's cruel, Bruce. Life's cruel.

People ask me, "Carole, how do you and

Bruce keep the spice in your marriage?"

Well,

I tell them it's really simple.

- I'm just the ultimate tease.

- "I'm just the ultimate tease.

"Me and Bruce,

we're not that different.

"We know what we want

"We know how to get it.

"Like this promotion he's going for.

We both know he'll win.

"And when he does,

"the Robertson household is going

to be one big happy family again.

"I kid you not. "

You coming for a wee

ride, sweetheart?

I knew I'd seen you before.

The f***ing freak from the tunnel.

You are a sick fairy.

My husband is Detective

Sergeant Bruce Robertson.

We have to go

all the way with this pig.

You know what that means, Ocky?

Hey, hold on, hold on, hold on, right.

Wait a minute.

You can't waste a cop, man.

You never said you were gonna...

- F***.

- He saw us do the gook, for f***'s sake!

But dead c*nts tell no tales.

We can torch the place with the

pig in it. Or what's left of him.

Smokey bacon, man.

Get your f***ing hands off her stuff!

You f***ing die.

I want to hear you squeal,

like the f***ing pig you are.

Get f***ing out.

Don't you leave!

Don't you f***ing leave!

Don't you leave this f***ing room!

Don't you f***ing close that door!

F***!

Why didn't you arrest us

when you had the chance?

Scared they'd find out

you're a f***ing queer?

- Just you and me, Detective.

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Jon S. Baird

Jon S. Baird was born and raised in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He began his career at BBC television and quickly progressed through the ranks to become one of Britain's most exciting directorial talents. Baird has worked with producers including; Martin Scorsese, Danny Boyle, Jim Carrey, Mick Jagger, Terrence Winter, and a host of award winning actors. Baird's highly acclaimed feature Filth (2013), which he also wrote, directed and produced, was based on the best selling novel by Irvine Welsh and starred James McAvoy. Filth won numerous awards and played at several international film festivals. Filth is in the top ten highest grossing UK 18 certificates of all time. In 2014, Baird directed the television drama Babylon for Channel 4, which was produced by Academy Award Winner, Danny Boyle. Baird was approached by HBO in 2015 to direct an episode of their Martin Scorsese / Mick Jagger produced show Vinyl, created by Terence Winter. In 2016 he directed the second episode of I'm Dying Up Here for Showtime, produced by Jim Carrey. Baird is currently directing Stan and Ollie; a feature film about comedy legends Laurel and Hardy, starring Steve Coogan and John C Reilly for eOne and BBC Films. more…

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