You're Dead is a 1999 British

dark comedy Black comedy, also known as black humor, bleak comedy, dark comedy, dark humor, gallows humor or morbid humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally ...

crime film directed by Andy Hurst. Although set in London most of the film was in fact filmed in Germany, and the film was released in German dub as ''You Are Dead'', and in Japan as ''King of UK''. The plot concerns a disastrously fatal bank robbery set up by a gangster's son played by

Rhys Ifans Rhys Owain Evans (; born 22 July 1967), known as Rhys Ifans, is a Welsh actor. He has portrayed roles in ''Notting Hill'' (1999), '' Kevin & Perry Go Large'' (2000), and '' Enduring Love'' (2004), in addition to Xenophilius Lovegood in ''Harry ...

, while the emotional centre of the film is built on the relationship between the accomplice in the robbery, a veteran safe-breaker played by

John Hurt Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 28 January 2017) was an English actor. Regarded as one of the finest actors of his time and known for the "most distinctive voice in Cinema of the United Kingdom, Britain", he was described by David Ly ...

, and his policewoman daughter.Premiere 1999 Nos 266 to 269 p.34 "Rhys Ifans ... Il a ensuite tourné dans deux films inédits en France: You're Dead, d'Andy Hurst, avec John Hurt, une sorte de Pulp Fiction à la sauce Monty Python; et Dancing at Lughnasa, ..."

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* 1999 films British black comedy films German black comedy films English-language German films 1990s English-language films Films directed by Andy Hurst Films scored by Robert Folk 1990s British films 1990s German films {{1990s-UK-film-stub