''St George's Day'' is a 2012 British

gangster film A gangster film or gangster movie is a film belonging to a genre that focuses on gangs and organized crime. It is a subgenre of crime film, that may involve large criminal organizations, or small gangs formed to perform certain illegal acts. The ...

. It is directed by

Frank Harper Frank Harper is an English actor and film producer. He is best known for his "hard man" roles, such as Billy Bright in ''The Football Factory (film), The Football Factory'' (2004) and Dog in ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' (1998). Care ...

and stars Harper,

Craig Fairbrass Craig John Fairbrass (born 15 January 1964) is an English actor, producer, and screenwriter. He has made appearances in ''For Queen and Country'' (1988), ''London's Burning (TV series), London's Burning'' (1990), ''Cliffhanger (film), Cliffhang ...

Charles Dance Walter Charles Dance (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor. He is known for playing intimidating, authoritarian characters and villains. Dance started his career on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) before appearing in film an ...

Vincent Regan Vincent Regan (born 16 May 1965) is a Welsh film and television actor. Early life Regan born 16 May 1965 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales. He attended Nicholas Breakspear School, St.Albans, Hertfordshire, then St Joseph's College, Ipswich, before ...

Dexter Fletcher Dexter Fletcher (born 31 January 1966) is an English film director and actor. He has appeared in Guy Ritchie's '' Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'', as well as in television shows such as the comedy drama Comedy drama (also known by th ...

Nick Moran Nick Moran (born 23 December 1969) is an English actor and filmmaker. His roles include Eddie the card sharp in ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' and as List of Harry Potter characters#S 2, Scabior in ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hall ...

and

Keeley Hazell Keeley Rebecca Hazell (born 18 September 1986) is an English model and actress. A former Page 3 girl, she also worked with magazines such as '' FHM'', '' Loaded'', ''Nuts'' and ''Zoo Weekly''. She has made numerous television appearances and ha ...

Plot

Infamous cousins Micky Mannock (

) and Ray Collishaw (

) run London's top

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. But their supremacy in the capital's gangster underworld is threatened when they lose a drug shipment belonging to the Russian Mafia. The stakes could not be higher as they plan an audacious heist in Berlin. If successful, this could pay off their debts and set them up for life. Hiding out among an English super-firm gearing up for a massive showdown as the 3 Lions play

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

St. George's Day Saint George's Day is the feast day of Saint George, celebrated by Christian churches, countries, regions, and cities of which he is the patron saint, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, England, Ethiopia, Greece, Georgia, Port ...

, their gang have just one shot at the job. But with the cops and Russians on their trail, the last thing they need is a grass (snitch) in the ranks.

Cast

as Ray Collishaw *

as Micky Mannock *

as Trenchard *

as Albert Ball *

as Levi *

as Richard *

as Peckham Princess *

Jamie Foreman Jamie Foreman (born 25 May 1958) is an English actor best known for his roles as Duke in ''Layer Cake'' (2004) and Bill Sikes in Roman Polanski Raymond Roman Thierry Polański (; born 18 August 1933) is a Polish and French filmmaker and a ...

as Nixon *

Sean Pertwee Sean Carl Roland Pertwee (born 4 June 1964) is an English actor, narrator and producer. His credits include ''Chancer'' (1990), '' Leon the Pig Farmer'' (1992), '' Cadfael'' (1994), ''Bodyguards'' (1997), ''Event Horizon'' (1997), '' Stiff Upp ...

as Proctor *

Luke Treadaway Luke Antony Newman Treadaway''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 10 September 1984) is a British actor. He won an Olivier Award for Best Leading Actor for his performance as Christopher in t ...

as William Bishop * Ashley Walters as Kootz * Tony Denham as Eddie Mannock *

Neil Maskell Neil Maskell (born 1976) is an English actor, writer and director who is known for his appearances in British crime and horror films. His credits include '' Nil by Mouth'' (1997), '' The Football Factory'' (2004), '' Rise of the Footsoldier'' ( ...

as Jimmy McCudden *

Zlatko Burić Zlatko Burić (born 13 May 1953) is a Croatian-Danish actor. He is best known for his performances in the Pusher (film series), ''Pusher'' film trilogy (1996–2005) and the films ''2012 (film), 2012'' (2009) and ''Triangle of Sadness'' (2022). ...

as Vladimir Sukhov *

Clemency Burton-Hill Clemency Margaret Greatrex Burton-Hill (born 17 March 1981) is an English broadcaster, author, novelist, journalist, and violinist. In her early career she also worked as an actress. In January 2020 she suffered a brain haemorrhage caused by a ...

as Amelia *

Charles Venn Charles Okechukwu O. Venn (born 24 June 1973), formerly known by the stage names Chucky Venice and Chucky Venn, is a British actor, known for his roles as Ray Dixon in ''EastEnders'', Jacob Masters in '' Casualty'', Curtis Alexander in Sky On ...

as Lol * Mark-John Ford as Louis *

Velibor Topić Velibor Topić (born 24 July 1970 in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian-British actor. He is known for his roles in '' Snatch'' (2000), '' Kingdom of Heaven'' (2005), ''Robin Hood'' (2010), '' The Counselor'' (2013 ...

as Albanian Thug * Angela Gots as Ellie Collishaw * Susan Fordham as Undercover Police *

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as Werner Voss * Joe Montana as Jack *

Hetti Bywater Harriet Jessica Phoebe "Hetti" Bywater (born 10 September 1994) is an English former actress. She is best known for portraying Lucy Beale in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', taking over the role from Melissa Suffield from 2012 until the charac ...

as Lol's Girlfriend * Ronnie Fox as Klash * Davinia Taylor as Sarah * Peter Vollebregt as Jan Van Dorn * Sura Dohnke as Hannah * Faye Tozer as Police Woman * Faruk Pruti as Russian 1 * Robert Cambrinus as Anthony Forker * Hannah Blamires as Clubber * Michael Suluk as Tiny * Tommy McDonnell as Joe Collishaw * Craig Henderson as Dillan * Sarah Weatherstone as Zoe * Dominic Burke as Police Forensic Officer (as Dom Burke) * Julie Vollono as Ferry Passenger * Scott Bradley as German Hooligan * Timothy J. Murphy as Police Officer * Christian Weathersone as Ellie's son * Elodie Hill as Ellie's daughter * Russell Balogh as Dutch Hooligan (uncredited) * James Michael Rankin as German Thug (uncredited) * Deborah Rosan as Lol's Family – Funeral Scene (uncredited) * Chris Wilson as Restaurant Owner (uncredited) * Tommy Penfold as Barman * Dwain Stephens as Black Waiter * Louisa Martin as Graveside Choir member (uncredited)

Release and reception

The premiere of the film took place at the Odeon in

Covent Garden Covent Garden is a district in London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit-and-vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist sit ...

, London on 29 August 2012. The premiere was attended by stars of the film, such as

and Tony Denham, and other actors, such as

Bruce Payne Bruce Martyn Payne (born 22 November 1958) is an English actor, producer, screenwriter, film director and theatre director. Payne is best known for portraying villains, such as Charles Rane in ''Passenger 57'', Jacob Kell in '' Highlander: End ...

. The general release of the film took place on 7 September 2012. The film has received mixed reviews. The film has a rating of four out of five on '' Time Out's'' London magazine website, while ''

The Daily Telegraph ''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a British daily broadsheet conservative newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally. It was found ...

'' gave it a rating of two out of five and ''

The Independent ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publis ...

'' gave it a rating of one out of five. One reviewer stated that Harper just about pulls off the 'globe-hopping plot involving gangsters, drug deals, heists and more than a touch of double-crossing betrayal' and that whilst the film is 'sometimes predictable, it's never dull, with a fast-paced plot and a terrific cast'. Phelim O'Neill, who reviewed the film for ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'', stated that 'it's a low-budget film with enough ambition to take the action overseas, and it's nicely shot'. Joanna Ebuwa, who reviewed the film for ''Britflicks'', stated that 'this is the best British gangster film since ''

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' is a 1998 neo-noir black comedy crime film written and directed by Guy Ritchie. It follows a heist involving a confident young card sharp who loses £500,000 to a powerful crime lord in a rigged game of ...

'', it's thoroughly entertaining, funny, nostalgic and pokes fun at the police and the establishment. Harper has been studying from Guy Richie and is definitely one to watch'. John Parrot, who reviewed the film for ''The Film Review'' stated that 'St George's Day is so excessive, rude and genuinely Cockney that it may become a cult movie'. In contrast, Stephen Kelly of ''

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'' stated that 'not even the formidable presence of Charles Dance can salvage a script this woeful'.

References

External links

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