Face (1997/I)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Antonia Bird

Writer:

Ronan Bennett (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 September 1997 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The blag to kill for. Only one of them meant it for real.

Plot:

Ray is an aging ex-socialist who has become a bankrobber after seeing the demise of socialism in 1980s Britain...

Plot Keywords:

Gang | London England | Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship | Nose Bleed | Heist

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Robert Carlyle	...	Ray
Ray Winstone	...	Dave
Steve Sweeney	...	Weasel
Gerry Conlon	...	Vince
Leon Black	...	Robbie
David Boateng	...	Lionel
Lena Headey	...	Connie
Eddie Nestor	...	Pearse
Steven Waddington	...	Stevie
Christine Tremarco	...	Sarah
Andrew Tiernan	...	Chris
Sue Johnston	...	Alice
Damon Albarn	...	Jason
Philip Davis	...	Julian
Hazel Douglas	...	Linda

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | South Korea:18 | USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | France:-12 | Germany:16 | UK:18 | USA:R | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Bancroft Road, Mile End, London, England, UK

Company:

BBC Films

Movie Connections:

References "The X Files" (1993)

I work with a bloke who looks like Ray Winstone, and I'm scared.

Face: otherwise known as "People Taking Turns To Get Kicked In The Head". Which can't be bad. This twisty-turny Cockney gangster outing might not be Robert Carlyle's best-known film, but it's certainly not bad enough to warrant its apparent international Limbo status. If you see it, give it a chance: you might not understand the odd burst of regional dialogue, but that never held Trainspotting back, did it? And besides, I'd always pay the asking price to see a desk sergeant get belted with the butt of a shotgun for calling someone a nonce.