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New Town Killers (2008)

New Town Killers poster
Directed by
Richard Jobson
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
16
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 43 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two wealthy businessmen hunt poor people for sport. A young man from a housing estate must survive the night when he becomes their target.

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What happens

New Town Killers is a 2008 British drama film written and directed by Richard Jobson, starring James Anthony Pearson and Dougray Scott. New Town Killers follows two business men, portrayed by Dougray Scott and Alastair Mackenzie, who play macabre cat and mouse games with people from the fringes of society. The film was an official selection for both The Times BFI London Film Festival, 2008 and The International Thessaloniki Film Festival, 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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