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Freed after a lengthy term in a juvenile detention center, convicted child killer Jack Burridge finds work as a deliveryman and begins dating co-worker Michelle. While out on the road one day, Jack notices a distressed child, and, after reuniting the girl with her family, becomes a local celebrity. But when a local newspaper unearths his past, Jack must cope with the anger of citizens who fear for the safety of their children.
2008 · Directed by John Crowley · 106 min · Crime · Drama · 12 frames
Tagline
Who decides who gets a second chance?
Crew
- Screenplay: Mark O'Rowe
- Cinematography: Rob Hardy
- Edited by: Lucia Zucchetti
- Music: Paddy Cunneen
- Production design: Jon Henson
- Produced by: Tally Garner, Lynn Horsford, Nick Marston
Cast
- Andrew Garfield as Jack Burridge
- Katie Lyons as Michelle
- Peter Mullan as Terry
- Shaun Evans as Chris
- Siobhan Finneran as Kelly
- Alfie Owen as Eric Wilson
- James Young as Zeb
- Jeremy Swift as Dave
- Taylor Doherty as Philip Craig
- Anthony Lewis as Steve
Production
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Studios: Cuba Pictures
- Box office: $1,200,398
- Themes: child abuse, rape, based on novel or book, parent child relationship, rehabilitation, grave, melancholy, based on true story, coming of age, criminal
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