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Synopsis: Former criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London from his Icelandic hideaway when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. This gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to catch the man he has always been after. As they face off, they start to uncover a deeper conspiracy they both need to solve in order to survive.
Director(s): Eran Creevy
Production: IFC Films
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
49
Rotten Tomatoes:
48%
R
Year:
2013
99 min
$6,787
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218 Views


- I f***ing swear!

- can I ask you a few

questions, sir?

- can I ask you a few

questions, sir?

No, no, it's fine...

Questions, sir?

No, no, it's fine...

- max:
Oi...

No, no, it's fine...

- max:
Oi...

Who told you that was room 45?

- max:
Oi...

Who told you that was room 45?

- what?

Who told you that was room 45?

- what?

I dunno, some tall geezer

- what?

I dunno, some tall geezer

in a baseball cap.

I dunno, some tall geezer

in a baseball cap.

[...]

- move, move!

Get down!

[woman screams]

Get down!

[woman screams]

[...]

[woman screams]

[...]

- [distorted] max!

[...]

- [distorted] max!

- [panting...]

- [distorted] max!

- [panting...]

max!

- [panting...]

max!

[...]

- how is he?

- we're not gonna walk him

out of there.

- we're not gonna walk him

out of there.

Lewinsky's all over him.

Out of there.

Lewinsky's all over him.

- I told you.

Lewinsky's all over him.

- I told you.

You should have killed that

- I told you.

You should have killed that

prick when you had the chance.

You should have killed that

prick when you had the chance.

- do you know the greigo mar?

Prick when you had the chance.

- do you know the greigo mar?

- yeah, it's a... Hotel.

- do you know the greigo mar?

- yeah, it's a... Hotel.

- ruan mentioned it

- yeah, it's a... Hotel.

- ruan mentioned it

the night he called.

- ruan mentioned it

the night he called.

It was the last thing he said.

The night he called.

It was the last thing he said.

Take me there.

It was the last thing he said.

Take me there.

[alarm beeping...]

Take me there.

[alarm beeping...]

- sorry, excuse me.

[alarm beeping...]

- sorry, excuse me.

- excuse me, what's going on?

- sorry, excuse me.

- excuse me, what's going on?

- he's going into

- excuse me, what's going on?

- he's going into

cardiac arrest.

- he's going into

cardiac arrest.

Wait outside.

Cardiac arrest.

Wait outside.

[alarm continues,

Wait outside.

[alarm continues,

nurses talking rapidly]

[alarm continues,

nurses talking rapidly]

[defibrillator whining]

Nurses talking rapidly]

[defibrillator whining]

[beeps]

[defibrillator whining]

[beeps]

[thump, ruan gasps]

[beeps]

[thump, ruan gasps]

[...]

[thump, ruan gasps]

[...]

[flatline tone...]

- max:
No, if you let this out,

he'll disappear.

- oi, you just stuck a gun

He'll disappear.

- oi, you just stuck a gun

in a visitor's face.

- oi, you just stuck a gun

in a visitor's face.

They're trying to kick us

In a visitor's face.

They're trying to kick us

out of here.

They're trying to kick us

out of here.

- all right, all right,

Out of here.

- all right, all right,

look, look, look.

- all right, all right,

look, look, look.

Just, let me think.

Look, look, look.

Just, let me think.

Just... You keep sarah and I

Just, let me think.

Just... You keep sarah and I

posted here, all right?

Just... You keep sarah and I

posted here, all right?

We keep things ticking over.

Posted here, all right?

We keep things ticking over.

You release that ruan's improved

We keep things ticking over.

You release that ruan's improved

and that's going to keep

You release that ruan's improved

and that's going to keep

sternwood in play.

And that's going to keep

sternwood in play.

If he thinks he can walk his son

Sternwood in play.

If he thinks he can walk his son

out, he's going to check

If he thinks he can walk his son

out, he's going to check

the angles.

- [chuckles]

Out, he's going to check

the angles.

- [chuckles]

- thom.

The angles.

- [chuckles]

- thom.

Look, at the very least,

- thom.

Look, at the very least,

it's gonna keep the press

Look, at the very least,

it's gonna keep the press

off your back for a couple

It's gonna keep the press

off your back for a couple

of more days.

- all right, you stay here.

Got it all figured out,

haven't you?

- sternwood:
He would have

checked in under his

mother's name.

Checked in under his

mother's name.

- woman:
Welcome to

Mother's name.

- woman:
Welcome to

greigo mar hotel.

- woman:
Welcome to

greigo mar hotel.

[...]

[...]

- roy, bring me that penknife.

[...]

- what are you thinking?

- I'm thinking... You put it

out there ruan sternwood was

- I'm thinking... You put it

out there ruan sternwood was

staying at the greigo mar hotel

Out there ruan sternwood was

staying at the greigo mar hotel

and let's see what comes

Staying at the greigo mar hotel

and let's see what comes

crawling in.

And let's see what comes

crawling in.

- OK

Crawling in.

- OK

- can you hide that

- OK

- can you hide that

somewhere safe?

- can you hide that

somewhere safe?

- yeah.

Somewhere safe?

- yeah.

- when you've done that,

- yeah.

- when you've done that,

go home, kiss your wife.

- when you've done that,

go home, kiss your wife.

Don't get involved in this mess.

Go home, kiss your wife.

Don't get involved in this mess.

- I was involved the second

Don't get involved in this mess.

- I was involved the second

they pulled the trigger.

- I was involved the second

they pulled the trigger.

[...]

- I take it we're not

staying here.

- you are.

Staying here.

- you are.

I'm gonna go track down

- you are.

I'm gonna go track down

this security guard, see if he's

I'm gonna go track down

this security guard, see if he's

been squared off by sternwood.

This security guard, see if he's

been squared off by sternwood.

- what, you think he shot

Been squared off by sternwood.

- what, you think he shot

his own son?

- what, you think he shot

his own son?

- no, no, I've think he's been

His own son?

- no, no, I've think he's been

planning something.

- no, no, I've think he's been

planning something.

It f***ed up and now he's

Planning something.

It f***ed up and now he's

covering his tracks.

It f***ed up and now he's

covering his tracks.

- can you just take a step back

Covering his tracks.

- can you just take a step back

for a minute?

- can you just take a step back

for a minute?

- what the f***'s that

For a minute?

- what the f***'s that

supposed to mean?

- what the f***'s that

supposed to mean?

- meaning maybe it's not

Supposed to mean?

- meaning maybe it's not

all about jacob sternwood.

- meaning maybe it's not

all about jacob sternwood.

- what else is it about?

All about jacob sternwood.

- what else is it about?

- dean warns for a start.

- what else is it about?

- dean warns for a start.

And a dead 22-year-old.

- dean warns for a start.

And a dead 22-year-old.

- yeah, which all lead back

And a dead 22-year-old.

- yeah, which all lead back

to jacob sternwood.

- yeah, which all lead back

to jacob sternwood.

I've just got to figure out how.

To jacob sternwood.

I've just got to figure out how.

- you? Right, right.

I've just got to figure out how.

- you? Right, right.

You know what?

- you? Right, right.

You know what?

Catching sternwood is not going

You know what?

Catching sternwood is not going

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Eran Creevy

Eran Creevy is a British director most famous for his films Shifty (2009) and Welcome to the Punch (2013), and several music videos. more…

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