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Dead Man’s Cards: A Gritty New Gangster Film From the UK
Posted by Todd Brown at 9:55am.
Posted in Trailer Alerts , Drama, Action, UK, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand.
The UK has built a strong tradition of gangster films over the past decade or so - Guy Ritchie being the prime example - and another good one looks to be on the horizon with Dead Man’s Cards. The story of a down on his luck boxer recruited as a club bouncer it’s a slice of lower case life in Liverpool and looks to be shot with a good amount of style. Hit the links below andread on for a synopsis.
Dead Man’s Cards Website
Dead Man’s Cards Trailer (downloadable Quicktime)
“A gritty, hard hitting film based on true life in Liverpool.
Tom, an ex-boxer, is on the ropes. His promising fight career is long over thanks to an eye injury, and his marriage is on the rocks and he is broke. When a chance encounter at the gym leads to an job as a doorman at a run-down nightclub, no one yet knows whether he has taken a step on the road to redemption or finally hit the self-destruct button.
The volatile head doorman Paul (a knuckle-duster ever at the ready) is a battle-hardened veteran from the old school. Recognising him for the fighter that he once was, Paul takes Tom under his wing, guiding him through the ins and outs of life as a clubland “peacekeeper.”
Tom does his best to fit in and play the hard man, but soon strikes up a friendship with Mary, a world-weary head barmaid who recognises in the down-on-his-luck fighter something more than the norm. Unfortunately for them, dealing with a smack on the nose and a drunk with a broken bottle is nothing for Tom compared to his inadequacy at dealing with a broken heart. The personal baggage of losing his wife due to impotency is a secret he will keep bottled up at all costs.
It doesn’t take Tom long to figure out that he has entered a world of trouble when Chongi, the head of a large, ambitious security firm, has a score to settle with Paul, and stakes an interest in the down-at-heel club. As the tension escalates, Tom is forced to question his new loyalties, and whether he really has lost the bottle for a fight.
Starring Paul Barber (The Fully Monty, Formula 51), Tom Bell, and introducing James McMartin.”
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Swarez 05/28/2006 @ 4:11am
Looks alright, a bit rough around the edges.
Anon 12/07/2006 @ 2:46am
Im a REAL doorman in the city of Liverpool. I had an audition for this film and ended up being screwed by the casting agency Nina’s People (which are based in the Isle of man. They can shove it up their arse. Im planning a trip away in May and The Isle Of Man sounds like of gorgeous place to visit..
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