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Atypically this new low-budget British gangster drama is not set in the East End of London, instead cast and crew went to the Essex seaside town of Southend-on-Sea, in the UK.
Described as a "love letter to hard-boiled American crime fiction", the movie follows ex-con Johnny (played by actor Scot Williams) as he prepares for a heist - Mob Boss ‘Shrewd’ Eddie has one million stashed at his home. However, it so happens that others have the same idea...
Writer and director David Hughes (A Girl And A Gun) recently said, "We've kind of reimagined Southend as a kind of Las Vegas of the third world so it's not exactly a realistic portrayal of the town. But it became integral to the part. Southend is very much a character in the movie."
Studio: Universal Pictures UK.
Released on DVD and Blu-ray in April.
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