Jack Falls is a 2011 British independent feature film starring Simon Phillips, Jason Flemying, Dexter Fletcher, Martin Kemp, and Tamer Hassan, and the third installment in the Jack Says Trilogy.[1] It is based on the graphic novel of the same title by Paul Tanter, and follows on from the films Jack Says and Jack Said.[2][1]
| Jack Falls | |
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| Directed by | Paul Tanter Alexander Williams |
| Written by | Paul Tanter |
| Produced by | Simon Phillips Dominic Burns Toby Meredith Patricia Rybarczyk |
| Starring | Tamer Hassan Simon Phillips Olivia Hallinan Dexter Fletcher Dominic Burns Doug Bradley with Adam Deacon Alan Ford Jason Flemying and Martin Kemp Neil Maskell Jing Lusi |
| Cinematography | James Friend |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The movie is a contemporary film noir shot in high-contrast black-and-white with splashes of colour particularly reminiscent of the Robert Rodriguez film Sin City.[3] The film won an award for best action film at the 2011 London Independent Film Festival.[3]
Plot
editSurviving a murder attempt in Amsterdam, former undercover police officer Jack Adleth returns to London to seek revenge and settle some old scores, but he soon finds himself in danger not just from his former criminal associates, but his old police colleagues too. As he battles to stay alive, he must also deal with the guilt from the consequences of his undercover life.
Cast
edit- Simon Phillips as Jack Adleth
- Tamer Hassan as The Boss
- Jason Flemying as Damien
- Alan Ford as Carter
- Dexter Fletcher as Detective Edwards
- Adam Deacon as Hogan
- Martin Kemp as Dr Lawrence
- Christopher Foshas Dave
- Olivia Hallinan as Natasha
- Jing Lusi as Carly
- Doug Bradley as The Doctor
- Rita Ramnani as Erin
- Neil Maskell as Sid
References
edit- ^ a b "The Jack films". Brentwood Gazette. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2024 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Third film completes Jack pack: Chelmsford writer and director Paul Tanter tells Sophia Charalambous about making the first ever British film trilogy with the Jack movies". Brentwood Gazette. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2024 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b Bentley, David (2 May 2011). "Sin City-styled crime thriller Jack Falls wins best action film award". Coventry Telegraph.net. Archived from the original on 20 September 2011.
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