Harry Brown [videorecording] / Marv Partners and UK Film Council present in assocation with Hanway Films, Presence and Framestore Features ; produced by Kris Thykier ... [et al.] ; written by Gary Young ; directed by Daniel Barber.
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FilmPublisher number: 35380 | Sony Pictures Home EntertainmentPublication details: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2010]Description: 1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: Cast: Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Charlie Creed Miles, David Bradley, Iain Glen, Sean Harris, Ben Drew, Jack O'Connell, Jamie Downey, Liam Cunningham.Summary: Harry Brown lives in a world that has been taken over by drug dealers and gangsters. A world where killing is a way of life, and the police have lost all control. But when his only companion and best friend is senselessly murdered just feet from his own apartment, Harry takes matters into his own hands. Utilizing the skills he learned while fighting the IRA, Harry takes on these hooligans as he doles out his own form of justice.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Academy Award nominee Daniel Barber (The Tonto Woman) makes his feature directorial debut with this gritty critique on contemporary British society starring Michael Caine as an elderly shut-in who's spurred to action by a senseless act of violence. Harry Brown (Caine) resides in a desolate public-housing apartment block as his sickly wife lies dying in a local hospital. He spends most of his days in solitude, only getting out to play the occasional game of chess at a nearby pub with his best friend, Leonard (David Bradley). The days of basic human decency seem to be a thing of the past, because in recent years barbarous drug dealers and gangsters have overtaken the dilapidated complex. Killing is a way of life for these young thugs, and as a result overburdened detectives Frampton (Emily Mortimer) and Hicock (Charlie Creed-Miles) are essentially relegated to knocking on doors and notifying parents when their children have been killed in the latest fracas, instead of investigating the crimes and jailing the guilty parties. When Leonard is murdered just feet from his own apartment, former Royal Marine Harry utilizes the skills he learned while fighting the IRA to take on the aggressive chavs who have intimidated the police into inaction. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Special features: deleted scenes; audio commentary.
Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Charlie Creed Miles, David Bradley, Iain Glen, Sean Harris, Ben Drew, Jack O'Connell, Jamie Downey, Liam Cunningham.
Harry Brown lives in a world that has been taken over by drug dealers and gangsters. A world where killing is a way of life, and the police have lost all control. But when his only companion and best friend is senselessly murdered just feet from his own apartment, Harry takes matters into his own hands. Utilizing the skills he learned while fighting the IRA, Harry takes on these hooligans as he doles out his own form of justice.
MPAA rating: R; for strong violence and language throughout, drug use and sexual content.
DVD ; widescreen (2.35:1) ; Dobly digital 5.1.
English dialogue with optional English SDH subtitles.