Johnny Was (2006)

Directed by

Mark Hammond

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

Ireland

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

R

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a former paramilitary who hides in London after leaving prison. He tries to avoid his old life but is pulled back into criminal violence.

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What happens

Johnny Was is an Irish/English gangster movie directed by Mark Hammond, written by Brendan Foley, and made in 2005 by Ben Katz Productions, Borderline Productions and Nordisk Film. It was released in the UK in 2006 by Sony Pictures and in the US by First Look Studios. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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