Harry Brown is an upcoming British crime thriller film directed by Daniel Barber and starring Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Iain Glen, Jack O'Connell and Liam Cunningham. Features actor-artist Ben Drew (Plan B) responsible also, with Chase & Status, for the film theme music "End Credits". It will have its World Premiere as a Special Presentation at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival and is due for release on the 13th of November 2009.
Described as a "modern urban western" the titular Harry Brown (Caine) is an elderly widower and former Royal Marine who has lived to see his neighbourhood overrun by violent gangs, drugs and crime. When his best friend Leonard (Bradley) is brutally murdered and the gang leader responsible walks free, Harry finds himself snapping. Soon, his desire for revenge leads to the unlikely vigilante facing up to the young thugs, with terrifying results.
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