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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
Website
218 Views


to change the past.

Catching sternwood is not going

to change the past.

- it has to!

To change the past.

- it has to!

Or I'm always gonna be that

- it has to!

Or I'm always gonna be that

nobody that got shot in a

Or I'm always gonna be that

nobody that got shot in a

tunnel and let him get away

Nobody that got shot in a

tunnel and let him get away

with it.

Tunnel and let him get away

with it.

- listen.

- don't.

- please.

With it.

- listen.

- don't.

- please.

- sarah, please.

- listen.

- don't.

- please.

- sarah, please.

- listen to me.

- sarah, please.

- listen to me.

What went down in that tunnel

- listen to me.

What went down in that tunnel

does not make you a nobody.

What went down in that tunnel

does not make you a nobody.

Hey, trust me.

Does not make you a nobody.

Hey, trust me.

Concentrate on now.

Hey, trust me.

Concentrate on now.

'cause you're too good

Concentrate on now.

'cause you're too good

at your job to waste it.

'cause you're too good

at your job to waste it.

[...]

No...

- no.

You're still gonna have to

- no.

You're still gonna have to

stay here and cover for me.

You're still gonna have to

stay here and cover for me.

- didn't anything I just said

Stay here and cover for me.

- didn't anything I just said

make sense to you?

- didn't anything I just said

make sense to you?

- I understood it,

Make sense to you?

- I understood it,

just don't agree with it.

- I understood it,

just don't agree with it.

- I'm coming with you.

Just don't agree with it.

- I'm coming with you.

- sarah, I am not

- I'm coming with you.

- sarah, I am not

f***ing asking.

- sarah, I am not

f***ing asking.

You're staying here.

- f*** off...

[tattoo machine buzzing]

- so... It's down to you,

[tattoo machine buzzing]

- so... It's down to you,

whatever you want.

- so... It's down to you,

whatever you want.

I mean, you want it new school

Whatever you want.

I mean, you want it new school

or old school?

I mean, you want it new school

or old school?

We roll it new school, I'll get

Or old school?

We roll it new school, I'll get

that sh*t on facebook, twitter,

We roll it new school, I'll get

that sh*t on facebook, twitter,

B.B.M.-- Instant.

That sh*t on facebook, twitter,

b.B.M.-- Instant.

That's the way the gospel's

B.B.M.-- Instant.

That's the way the gospel's

usually nowadays-- cyber-styley.

That's the way the gospel's

usually nowadays-- cyber-styley.

We go old school, it's more

Usually nowadays-- cyber-styley.

We go old school, it's more

orthodox methods, people on

We go old school, it's more

orthodox methods, people on

the pavement.

Orthodox methods, people on

the pavement.

Bookies, dog tracks, runners,

The pavement.

Bookies, dog tracks, runners,

bit of a nightmare, but I can

Bookies, dog tracks, runners,

bit of a nightmare, but I can

do it.

Bit of a nightmare, but I can

do it.

Or I can blitz it on both

Do it.

Or I can blitz it on both

platforms, but that's pretty

Or I can blitz it on both

platforms, but that's pretty

much gonna be double.

Platforms, but that's pretty

much gonna be double.

You want me to get rid of

Much gonna be double.

You want me to get rid of

this sh*t?

- ruan sternwood is staying at

the greigo mar hotel, room 1308.

Just put that out there, OK?

And rob... You mess this one up,

I'll show you f***ing

old school.

I'll show you f***ing

old school.

[...]

- don't forget to take

your sandwiches.

- see you later.

Your sandwiches.

- see you later.

Go inside, it's cold.

- see you later.

Go inside, it's cold.

- I'm all right.

Go inside, it's cold.

- I'm all right.

[...]

- joseph ojogo?

Right, wait there.

Did you ever see or hear

Right, wait there.

Did you ever see or hear

a jacob sternwood at the

Did you ever see or hear

a jacob sternwood at the

container yard?

A jacob sternwood at the

container yard?

- no.

Container yard?

- no.

- no?

- no.

- no?

You never met him?

- no?

You never met him?

Then what'd you retract your

You never met him?

Then what'd you retract your

statement for?

Then what'd you retract your

statement for?

You said you were positive you

Statement for?

You said you were positive you

saw dean warns with otis blake

You said you were positive you

saw dean warns with otis blake

the night he was killed.

Saw dean warns with otis blake

the night he was killed.

What's changed?

The night he was killed.

What's changed?

- all you people look the same.

What's changed?

- all you people look the same.

- yeah, look at this.

- all you people look the same.

- yeah, look at this.

Go on, look at it.

- yeah, look at this.

Go on, look at it.

He'll walk free, do it again,

Go on, look at it.

He'll walk free, do it again,

and that'll be your fault.

He'll walk free, do it again,

and that'll be your fault.

- look, in nigeria,

And that'll be your fault.

- look, in nigeria,

this is reality.

- look, in nigeria,

this is reality.

No one gets justice.

This is reality.

No one gets justice.

- yeah, and in this country,

No one gets justice.

- yeah, and in this country,

you'll go to prison for taking

- yeah, and in this country,

you'll go to prison for taking

bribes and pretending something

You'll go to prison for taking

bribes and pretending something

didn't happen, how's that?

Bribes and pretending something

didn't happen, how's that?

- please, I have a family

Didn't happen, how's that?

- please, I have a family

to support, eh?

- please, I have a family

to support, eh?

A family who I hope to come and

To support, eh?

A family who I hope to come and

live with me here in England.

A family who I hope to come and

live with me here in England.

- so what are you saying?

Live with me here in England.

- so what are you saying?

- I'm saying, I don't know

- so what are you saying?

- I'm saying, I don't know

this jacob sternwood.

- I'm saying, I don't know

this jacob sternwood.

I'm saying when I'm given

This jacob sternwood.

I'm saying when I'm given

a new job with more money,

I'm saying when I'm given

a new job with more money,

I don't argue.

A new job with more money,

I don't argue.

[...]

[cell phone rings]

- what?

- this may be nothing...

- what?

- this may be nothing...

All the informants, all of them,

- this may be nothing...

All the informants, all of them,

called within the space of half

All the informants, all of them,

called within the space of half

an hour of each other saying

Called within the space of half

an hour of each other saying

exactly the same thing.

An hour of each other saying

exactly the same thing.

- what thing?

Exactly the same thing.

- what thing?

- they've all heard that ruan

- what thing?

- they've all heard that ruan

sternwood is apparently staying

- they've all heard that ruan

sternwood is apparently staying

at the greigo mar hotel,

Sternwood is apparently staying

at the greigo mar hotel,

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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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