The Front Line (2006)

Director:

David Gleeson

Writer:

David Gleeson (writer)

Release Date:

12 February 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Death comes to all who embrace it. But it would not come to him.

Plot:

An African immigrant bank security guard turns the tables on Dublin's nastiest criminals when they force him to be the "inside man" on a bank robbery |

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Eriq Ebouaney	...	Joe Yumba
James Frain	...	Eddie Gilroy
Gerard McSorley	...	Detective Insp. Harbison
Hakeem Kae-Kazim	...	Erasmus
Fatou N'Diaye	...	Kala
Brian Eli Ssebunya	...	Daniel
Orla O'Rourke	...	Detective Susan Clohessey
Gavin O'Connor	...	Detective Duffy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maclean Burke	...	Plank
Dagmar Döring	...	Sales Assistant
Glenn Gannon	...	Frankie
Laura Jane Laughlin	...	Valerie
Garrett Lombard	...	Anton
Ian McElhinney	...	Mikey
Jordan Lee McGrath	...	Detective / Policeman
Christian Senger	...	Detective #1

Directed by
David Gleeson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Gleeson		writer

Produced by
Chris Chrisafis	....	co-producer
Ronald De Neef	....	associate producer
Tomas Eskilsson	....	executive producer (as Thomas Eskilsson)
James Flynn	....	executive producer
Howard Gibbins	....	line producer
Philipp Homberg	....	co-producer
Nathalie Lichtenthaeler	....	producer
Lena Rehnberg	....	co-producer
Adrian Sturges	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Patrick Cassidy
Michael Edwards

Cinematography by
Volker Tittel

Film Editing by
Stuart Gazzard

Casting by
Gillian Reynolds

Production Design by
Jim Furlong

Art Direction by
David Doran
Irene O'Brien		(senior art director)

Set Decoration by
Emer MacAvin

Costume Design by
Grania Preston

Makeup Department
Nursen Balci	....	hair stylist
Nursen Balci	....	makeup artist
Jeanette Naguib Keddis	....	assistant hair & makeup

Production Management
Linda Deacy	....	post-production supervisor
Howard Gibbins	....	production manager
Ingrid Holzapfel	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Annie Barclay	....	trainee assistant director
Enda Doherty	....	second assistant director
Anna Harrison	....	trainee assistant director
Raymond Kirk	....	first assistant director
Barry Newman	....	trainee assistant director
Nick Thomas	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Colm Bassett	....	construction manager
Emer MacAvin	....	property buyer
Jerome McDonnell	....	stand-by props
Dave Peters	....	property master
Desiree Peton	....	props
Seth Turner	....	scenic artist: Germany
Anthony Walsh	....	stagehand

Sound Department
Magnus Bergentz	....	dialogue editor
Thomas Huhn	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jörn Martens	....	boom operator
Ciarán Mulligan	....	adr mixer
Lucas Nilsson	....	sound effects editor
Ulf Olausson	....	foley artist
Stefan Schmahl	....	sound recordist
David Silverin	....	foley recordist
Patrik Strömdahl	....	supervising sound editor
Calle Wachtmeister	....	sound effects editor (as Carl Wachtmeister)

Visual Effects by
Stephen Elson	....	visual effects producer: Baseblack
Chris Panton	....	digital artist: Baseblack

Stunts
Joe Alexander	....	stunt coordinator: Germany
Dominick Hewitt	....	stunt driver
Donal O'Farrell	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Böckmann	....	best boy
Barry Conroy	....	electrician
Sarah Francis	....	additional focus puller
Jonathan Hession	....	still photographer
Rodja Kükenthal	....	first assistant camera
Christoph Loeckle	....	gaffer
Michael Ole Nielsen	....	director of photography: second unit
Michael Ole Nielsen	....	steadicam operator
Sam Philips	....	camera grip
Gordon A. Timpen	....	still photographer
Saskia Uppenkamp	....	second assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jessica O'Leary	....	costume supervisor
Jessica O'Leary	....	set wardrobe mistress
Cassandra Steyn-Taylor	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Andrew Lloyd	....	avid technician (as Andy Lloyd)
Richard Smither	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Kle Boutis	....	music supervisor
Michael Edwards	....	music mixer

Transportation Department
Paul Cullen	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Kate Bowe	....	publicist
Maria Collins	....	production coordinator
Louise Cullen	....	animal handler
Jennifer Griffin	....	first assistant accountant
Nessa King	....	production finance executive
Linda McEvoy	....	legal and business affairs
John McKenna	....	armorer
Poll Moussoulides	....	dialogue coach
David Sheehy	....	production accountant
Laura Tracey	....	extras coordinator
Kathleen Weir	....	script supervisor
Gordon Wycherley	....	location manager

Production Companies

• Wide Eye Films
• Philipp Homberg Filmproduktion
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB
• Picture Farm

Distributors

• Buena Vista International (2006-) (worldwide) (all media)
• High Point Film and Television (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2006) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Starz Home Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Baseblack
• Cine Image Film Opticals (end titles)
• Team FX

Other Companies

• Bórd Scannán na hÉireann  funding
• Fatts  post-production script services
• Film i Väst  funding
• Filmförderung Hamburg  funding
• Ljudligan  sound post-production
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB  funding

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

Ireland | Germany | UK | Sweden

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Ireland:15A | Australia:MA (2007) | Finland:K-13

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

Wide Eye Films

TV drama

New movie from the director of Cowboys and Angels.

An African refugee gets entangled with a Dublin criminal gang.

Well-made movie detailing the bad luck of a security guard when he's forced into helping a gang steal from a bank's vaults. That ID card at the start of the movie looked fake with the raised photograph. The best scene had Gavin Kelty causing chaos in Henry Street. The final scenes were really good but the rest of the movie veered towards television - characters, editing , music, and plot. The kindly relationship between the police and leading character didn't ring true.

The Front Line is an above average Irish movie but is nothing special.