Projects matching: Ronnie Thompson

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Thirty-something Malky works as a labourer demolishing the church where he was abused as a twelve-year-old, engaging in an emotionally distant sexual relationship with Emma and indulging in bouts of casual violence. The effects of his childhood abuse remain deeply embedded, and when the priest responsible returns to town Malky is forced to confront his past head-on.
A searingly honest film about psychological damage and the power of forgiveness.
Edinburgh International FIlm Festival 2017 - World premiere

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Based on the true story of the 2015 Hatton Garden jewel heist.
A group of older career criminals who were variously nicknamed the "diamond geezers", "bad grandpas” and the “Enfield Expendables” were recruited by an ex-con to carry out what appeared to be a 'perfect' crime. During a long weekend in April, the group tunneled into a London vault and carried away millions of pounds worth of jewellery, gold and other goods.

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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...

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Danny Harvey returns to London in order to find the killer of his younger brother who has been murdered during a pre-arranged fights between rival football gangs. Harvey has rejected football related violence but plans to gain his revenge by turning his unfit and overweight firm, the Green Street Elite, based on the supporters of West Ham United FC, into a fighting force using the training methods of mixed martial arts and beat their opposing firm, supporters of their arch-enemies, based on the supporters of Millwall FC. Victor is the martial artists expert who takes on the role of training the fighters.

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One tower block. Fifteen tenants. One sniper. Someone is picking off the last remaining occupants of a tower block, using a high powered, silenced rifle. Nobody else has heard the shots, and no help is coming. If the terrified victims can't figure out how to escape, they're all going to be killed, one by one.

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The film is a semi-biographical story based on the experiences of former prison guard Ronnie Thompson who spent seven years working in some of the UK's most dangerous prisons. Based on Thompson's book of the same name, the project stars James D'Arcy (Master & Commander), Noel Clarke (Kidulthood), Frank Harper (The Football Factory), Jamie Foreman (Layer Cake), Andrew Shim (This Is England) and Kate Magowan (Stardust). The story revolves around former soldier Sam Norwood who takes a job as a prison officer when he returns from Iraq and becomes exposed to the underworld of prison culture - including corrupt guards and drug trafficking.

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Inspired by author Ronnie Thompson's time served as a prison officer, Stained follows Jamie, a screw struggling to switch off and leave his personal life at the gate, as Truman, a heinous convict, climbs inside his troubled mind.