Projects in genres: Action

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Michael Doyle is an anti-hero for our times: a natural predator and a complex mix of high-functioning addict and corrupt police officer, always one step ahead of the law. As an influx of ruthless, power-hungry Albanian gangsters makes its bloody mark on London's criminal landscape, Michael's once assured grip starts to fail and his self-destructive behaviour begins to consume him.
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2014 - World premiere

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A ruthless police detective plots to steal a shipment of heroin from a small-time dealer in East London, and eliminate all witnesses.

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Mal Walker, a reclusive, disillusioned Army veteran, is prompted into action when his only mate mysteriously disappears on a down-at-heel council estate. But as he journeys on his urban quest - encountering a succession of the estate's oddball characters - Mal begins to learn it is not just his friend he's looking for. It is his own humanity.
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2014 - World premiere

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A girl called Jackie, beaten and tied to a chair in a derelict building, must use all of her wits and courage if she hopes to survive the night against three terrifying attackers, who tell her that she'll never see her loved ones again.

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Two Down is a dark comedy thriller. A young woman's world is turned upside down when the injured hit man, Mr. Thomas, holds her and the local delivery boy hostage in her own home. Over a Chinese take-away and a bottle of whiskey the three discover what really happened to Mr. Thomas earlier that night. As a web of deceit unfolds an alliance is formed that will change their lives forever. The film features Conleth Hill (Game of Thrones, Suits), Felicity Montagu (Alan Partridge), Amy Manson (Atlantis), Alex Hassell (Anonymous, RSC), Graham Butler (The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night Time, Penny Dreadful), and host of great British actors. Stephen Fry is an Executive Producer and Gareth Jones is co-producer.

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Based on a true story of Dave who thrives on drugs and violence in London's East End. When his actions kill his best friend, Tariq, Dave is propelled into unknown feelings of shame and remorse. He finds Islam and a new peace but his old life comes back to taunt him.

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A journalist is married to a suspended air traffic controller who cannot understand how a serious flight safety incident has occurred on his shift.
When he is re-instated without an investigation, her award-winning
investigative journalistic abilities trigger a greater interest in the incident.
As her investigation progresses, she discovers the incredible facts
passengers know nothing about, a trail of evidence that dates back to 1954 confirming her greatest fears: exposure to contaminated air on aircraft is killing people and compromising flight safety.
The stakes are high and she is willing to risk everything on the fact she is right. The aviation industry must respond, but how far will they go?

** The film is generally based around the ongoing serious health and flight safety issues, which are occurring around the world on commercial aircraft, as a consequence of exposure to contaminated air.

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In the middle of the night, Anna is terrified someone is prowling around her house. Unlike her other friends, James still believes that it’s not her imagination playing games.

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High octane from start to finish, Plastic is based on the incredible true story of a heist of one of Beverly Hills' top jewellery merchants. Brilliant college student Sam has the perfect credit card scam...until his crew robs the wrong man. Now they have two weeks to repay ruthless gangster Marcel US$2 million or they will be dead. Sam and his team devise a scheme to clear their debt
by heading to Miami to poach enough cash and merchandise. But they come up short. So Sam and his gang set their sights on a daring jewellery heist that could make them hugely wealthy for life. Their plan turns sour, however, when the team members start turning on each other. Now it's up to Sam to finish the brazen heist and turn the tables on Marcel before they all go down.

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When their best friend is the victim of a racist murder on a Birmingham campus, Alison, a feisty American student, and Arjun, an Indian who obsessively films everything, plot their revenge on Gordon, the rising star of the university's controversial 'English Society'.

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We follow a 9 year old boy in a post apocalyptic world trying to look after his sick mother. Can he stay alive? Remain a child? On a deeper level the film is inspired by the lives of children who grow up with mentally ill or addict parents.

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‘I Am Soldier’ follows Mickey Tomlinson as he undertakes the toughest and most dangerous military training course known to man: SAS selection. The Special Air Service (SAS) is the United Kingdom’s most renowned special forces regiment. It is tasked with covert and overt missions in some of the most dangerous places on the planet. Mickey joined the army as a teenager with one objective: to join the SAS.

We follow Mickey through every gruelling stage of this selection that not only smashes him physically but also mentally. When the Counter Terrorism Squadron in the SAS are given authority to take charge of a deadly situation, Mickey must show that he really does have what it takes to be a special forces operative.

Many try but only the elite make it...