search Filmfest by ... Film/Event Country Language Date Location Film Series

----------

Harry Brown

DANIEL BARBER
UK, 2009, 103 minutes, Color, film's website

On the shabby side of London, a run-down block of council estate flats has become the unchallenged playground of a group of violent thugs and drug dealers. Graffiti covers the front doors and the elderly residents must stay inside or become victims of random abuse. Recent widower and former Royal Marine Harry Brown (Michael Caine) and his fellow pensioner Len (David Bradley) spend their days playing chess in the local pub and worrying about the state of the world. When Len decides to take matters into his own hands, the results are particularly tragic. After the police fail to provide justice, Harry decides to use his military training to take on the gangs. Although plagued by emphysema, the unlikely vigilante manages to stay one step ahead of both the criminals and the police who are investigating his commando-style actions.—Dave Nuttycombe

Trailers may not have subtitles but all of our foreign language films do.
Having trouble viewing the trailer? See it here.

Submit your film       Contact us       Print sources       Past festivals