The Sweeney (2012)

Directed by

Nick Love

Genre

action film, crime film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

R

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 297 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two detectives in London's Flying Squad use strong-arm tactics to take down armed robbers. They face a crisis when a botched operation puts their jobs and their lives at risk.

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What happens

The Sweeney is a 2012 British action drama film, inspired by the 1970s British television police drama The Sweeney, but set in contemporary London. Written and directed by Nick Love, from a story by Love and John Hodge, it is based on the characters created by Ian Kennedy Martin. It stars Ray Winstone as Jack Regan, Plan B (credited as Ben Drew) as George Carter, and Damian Lewis as Frank Haskins, with Allen Leech and Hayley Atwell. The story focuses on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police. The Squad's purpose is to investigate commercial armed robberies, along with the prevention and investigation of other serious armed crime. The title is derived from Sweeney Todd, which is Cockney rhyming slang for "Flying Squad". The film was released on 12 September 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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