Brighton Rock

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Synopsis

When the head of his local gang is murdered, 17-year old Pinkie finds himself in charge, and sets out to get revenge on the man who murdered his mentor. When the deed is done, a waitress named Rose threatens to bring all of them down with a photograph connecting one of Pinkie's gang members to the crime. So in an attempt to clean up the mess, Pinkie decides to seduce Rose with the obvious motive in mind, but things don't go to plan for Pinkie, when Rose's boss Ida begins to take an interest in him...

Release date:
04 February 2011
Director
Rowan Joffe
Writer:
Graham Greene
Cast:
Helen Mirren, John Hurt, Nonso Anozie, Sam Riley, Sean Harris
Runtime:
110mins
Certification:
15
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Brighton Rock

Review

'With cinematographer John Mathieson's muted palettes, and Get Carter and Jean-Pierre Melville's noirs as classy touchpoints, he's breathed salty sea air into a well-thumbed classic...

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