A real-life gangster plays himself in a betrayal so messy it practically needed its own crime scene cleanup.
Larry Malone sets up his brother Dave to get rid of Murphy, a rival gang leader, and then informs on Dave to have him convicted of murder. In one simple act of double-dealing he, consequently, removes both his main rivals and clears the way for expansive future plans for his crime family.
Acting
Dave Courtney playing himself with zero self-awareness, bless him.
Production
Shot on what appears to be someone's cousin's borrowed camera.
Director
Roberto Gomez Martin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dave Courtney was an actual south london enforcer before becoming a 'celebrity gangster'—this film is basically his extended business card.
Part of a bizarre british subgenre where real criminals play fictionalized versions of themselves, blurring documentary and vanity project.
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