THE SWEENEY
by Nick Love
synopsis
Regan is London’s toughest cop and head of “The Sweeney”, an elite crime-fighting unit who always gets their man. When Regan’s nemesis – a master criminal named Allen – turns central London into a battleground and his unit is framed for corruption, Regan and his young partner Carter find themselves removed from duty and thrown to the mercy of the underworld. The Sweeney are now cops without badges, and burning for revenge.
international title: | The Sweeney |
original title: | The Sweeney |
country: | United Kingdom |
sales agent: | Protagonist Pictures |
year: | 2012 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Nick Love |
film run: | 113' |
release date: | IE 12/09/2012, UK 12/09/2012, DE 28/02/2013, NL 14/03/2013 |
screenplay: | Nick Love, John Hodge |
cast: | Ray Winstone, Damian Lewis, Hayley Atwell, Paul Anderson |
cinematography by: | Simon Dennis |
film editing: | James Herbert |
art director: | Morgan Kennedy |
costumes designer: | Andrew Cox |
music: | Lorne Balfe |
producer: | Allan Niblo, Rupert Preston, James Richardson, Christopher Simon, Felix Vossen |
production: | Vertigo Films, Embargo Films |
distributor: | eOne entertainmentOne, Universum Film GmbH, Universal Pictures International Netherlands |