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Tyrannosaur
Why this pick
A bruising British character study with the same raw, working-class texture and moral volatility, balancing explosive violence with unexpectedly tender human connection.
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MOVIE2004 1h 30m GBR
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The story details the return of Richard to his home town of Matlock, Derbyshire, Derbyshire in the Peak District, England, after serving as a Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom) in the British Army. Richard and his younger, mentally-impaired brother Anthony, camp at an abandoned farm near the town. Flashback (narrative) reveal Anthony's abuse by a group of drug dealers in the town; Richard vows to take revenge.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Seamus O'Neill
Big Al
Emily Aston
Patti
George Newton
Gypsy John
Neil Bell
Soz
Paddy Considine
Richard
Gary Stretch
Sonny
Toby Kebbell
Anthony
Jo Hartley
Jo