Ray is an aging ex-socialist who has become a bankrobber after seeing the demise of socialism in 1980s Britain. Teaming up with a gang of other has-beenish crims, he commits one bank job too many. The gang dissolves in a murderous flurry of recriminations.
Acting
Carlyle and Winstone sweating pure desperation in every scene.
Direction
Bird's raw, unglamorous crime that refuses to look cool.
Writing
Dialogue so authentically aggro you'll need subtitles.
Director
Antonia Bird
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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