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Dead Man's Shoes (2004)

Dead Man's Shoes poster
Directed by
Shane Meadows
Genre
psychological thriller
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
R
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 610 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to his small hometown to confront the group of thugs who abused his brother. He methodically hunts them down one by one.

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What happens

Dead Man's Shoes is a 2004 British psychological thriller revenge tragedy film directed by Shane Meadows and starring Paddy Considine, both of whom co-wrote the film with Paul Fraser. The film also stars Toby Kebbell (in his first film appearance) and Gary Stretch. It was released in the United Kingdom on 1 October 2004 and in the United States on 12 May 2006. Filming took place in the summer of 2003 over the course of three weeks. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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