The Last Yellow
Synopsis
Looking for somewhere to spend the night, Frank meets the hopelessly naive Kenny, who helps his alcoholic father run a dilapidated B & B. For two years, Kenny has dreamt of vengeance against London hard-man Donut for the savage beating he administered to Kenny's much admired elder brother. So when Frank arrives, boasting of his years in the SAS, Kenny sees his dreams of revenge coming to fruition. The pair arm themselves with a reconstructed handgun, and head for London.
But Frank and Kenny are faced all too soon with their obvious inadequacies as hit men, when they arrive at Donut's flat to find him missing, and have to deal with his street-wise girlfriend instead. The situation spirals badly out of control, and Frank and Kenny turn upon each other until they realise that, truly, the only way out of this mess is to work together.
The Last Yellow is a powerful, hilarious, tragic and ultimately redemptive story which celebrates the irrepressible spirit of two very ordinary men.
Details
- Year
- 1999
- Type of project
- Features
- Format
- 35mm Kodak
- Director
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Julian Farino
- Producer
- Nik Powell
- Executive Producer
- Nik Powell
- Director of Photography
- David Odd
- Principal cast
- Mark Addy, Charlie Creed-Miles, Samantha Morton
- Screen Writer
- Paul Tucker
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Scala (Last Yellow) Ltd 15 Frith Street London W1V 5JS Tel: 020 7734 7060 Fax: 020 7437 3248
Sales Company
Capitol Films 23 Queensdale Place London W11 4SQ Tel: 020 7471 6000 Fax: 020 7471 6012
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