A tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers.
Acting
Paddy Considine's quietly magnetic Porter Nash steals every scene.
Direction
Elliott Lester's grimy London atmosphere feels authentically suffocating.
Director
Elliott Lester
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Ken Bruen's novel of the same name, part of his long-running Jack Taylor series — though the film relocated the story from Galway to London and swapped Taylor for Brant.
Released during the 2011 UK riots, its portrayal of police as both victims and barely-controlled violent forces hit differently than intended — critics called it 'accidentally topical' and deeply uncomfortable.
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