Filth

Filth

K16

Genre

Black comedy

Director

Jon S. Baird

Run time

1h 37min

Cast

James McAvoy, Imogen Poots, Jamie Bell, Eddie Marsan, Jim Broadbent, Shirley Henderson, Martin Compston

Scheming Bruce Robertson, a bigoted and corrupt policeman, is in line for a promotion and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Enlisted to solve a brutal murder and threatened by the aspirations of his colleagues, including Ray Lennox, Bruce sets about ensuring their ruin, right under the nose of unwitting Chief Inspector Bob Toal. As he turns his colleagues against one another by stealing their wives and exposing their secrets, Bruce starts to lose himself in a web of deceit that he can no longer control. His past is slowly catching up with him, and a missing wife, a crippling drug habit and suspicious colleagues start to take their toll on his sanity. The question is: can he keep his grip on reality long enough to disentangle himself from the filth?

Based on the novel by Irvine Welsh.

UK 2013

Genre

Black comedy

Director

Jon S. Baird

Run time

1h 37min

Cast

James McAvoy, Imogen Poots, Jamie Bell, Eddie Marsan, Jim Broadbent, Shirley Henderson, Martin Compston

Scheming Bruce Robertson, a bigoted and corrupt policeman, is in line for a promotion and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Enlisted to solve a brutal murder and threatened by the aspirations of his colleagues, including Ray Lennox, Bruce sets about ensuring their ruin, right under the nose of unwitting Chief Inspector Bob Toal. As he turns his colleagues against one another by stealing their wives and exposing their secrets, Bruce starts to lose himself in a web of deceit that he can no longer control. His past is slowly catching up with him, and a missing wife, a crippling drug habit and suspicious colleagues start to take their toll on his sanity. The question is: can he keep his grip on reality long enough to disentangle himself from the filth?

Based on the novel by Irvine Welsh.

UK 2013

Info

Rating

Under 16 Not Allowed

Production year

2013

Global distributor

-

Local distributor

Forum Cinemas AS

In cinema

12/13/2013