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Offender
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The film tells the story of Tommy Nix (Joe Cole), a young man of the working class, who tries to avoid getting mixed up with the wrong crowd until he loses his girlfriend and unborn child as a result of a brutal attack by an armed gang.
The film tells the story of Tommy Nix (Joe Cole), a young man of the working class, who tries to avoid getting mixed up with the wrong crowd until he loses his girlfriend and unborn child as a result of a brutal attack by an armed gang.
Actors:
Carlo Dacey,
Shaun Ramos,
Malachi Kirby,
Jamie McLean,
Scorcher,
Todd Von Joel,
Daniel Stephenson
Carlo Dacey
Shaun Ramos
Malachi Kirby
20 September 1989, England, UK
Jamie McLean
Scorcher
Todd Von Joel
Daniel Stephenson
Genre:
Thriller
Director:
Ron Scalpello
Ron Scalpello
Country:
United Kingdom
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July 31, 2012
Ron Scalpello's brutal debut about a young offenders' institution hammers its messages home with a sock full of snooker balls.
August 12, 2012
The detail is realistic and it's a decent enough genre piece.
August 09, 2012
Waiting for Britain's answer to A Prophet, or an update of Scum? Keep waiting.
August 06, 2012
A solid revenge thriller in which Cole excels.
August 07, 2012
If 'Offender' has a point to make about the justice system, it fails to land the punch.
July 30, 2012
The way the camera lingers on the lividly bruised and battered faces of his characters, plus the clichéd use of slow motion, epitomise the film's limitations.
August 09, 2012
An engaging, impressively staged revenge drama with a striking central performance from newcomer Joe Cole and a strong support cast ...
October 30, 2012
It's the performances that really carry this film. Cole's intense portrayal marks him as one to watch and rapper English Frank also impresses as the prison's posturing, cod Jamaican kingpin Jake.
August 08, 2012
A spare script and lean dialogue lend genuine power to the taciturn youngster's unswervable quest for justice, a single-minded obsession that results in some truly bone-crunching violence.