An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
Acting
Caine's quiet devastation before the explosion.
Cinematography
Gray council estates as character, not backdrop.
Direction
Barber lets silence scream louder than gunfire.
Director
Daniel Barber
Michael Caine
Harry Brown
Emily Mortimer
DI Alice Frampton
Iain Glen
SI Childs
Lee Oakes
Dean Saunders
Liam Cunningham
Sid Rourke
Sean Harris
Stretch
Charlie Creed-Miles
DS Terry Hicock
David Bradley
Leonard Attwell
Plan B
Noel Winters
Jack O'Connell
Marky
Raza Jaffrey
Father Bracken
Joseph Gilgun
Kenny
Forbes KB
Troy Martindale
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Caine trained with former SAS soldiers and insisted on doing his own weapon handling. He was 76.
Released amid real UK debates on 'Broken Britain' and youth gang violence, the film was criticized by some as exploitative and praised by others as honest.
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