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New Town Killers(2008)
Status: Released
Date: 2008-10-28
57%
40 Votes
Time: 1h 37m
A game. A hunt. A kill.
Overview:
Two private bankers, Alistair and Jamie, who have the world at their feet get their kicks from playing a 12 hour game of hunt, hide and seek with people from the margins of society. Their next target is Sean Macdonald a parentless teenager who lives with his sister on a housing estate on the outskirts of Edinburgh. She's in debt, he's going nowhere fast. Sean agrees to play for cash.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies:
Screen East
Independent
Scottish Screen
Movie: New Town Killers
Top 10 Billed Cast
Dougray Scott
Alistair Raskolnikov
Alastair Mackenzie
Jamie Stewart
James Anthony Pearson
Sean Macdonald
Liz White
Alice Kelly
Charles Mnene
Sam
Shelley Conn
Julie Stewart
Karen Gillan
Young Girl at Bus Station
Kim Chapman
Jamie Michie
Police Officer 1
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Overview
Two private bankers, Alistair and Jamie, who have the world at their feet get their kicks from playing a 12 hour game of hunt, hide and seek with people from the margins of society. Their next target is Sean Macdonald a parentless teenager who lives with his sister on a housing estate on the outskirts of Edinburgh. She's in debt, he's going nowhere fast. Sean agrees to play for cash.
Release Date
2008-10-28
Average
5.7
Rating:
2.9 startsTagline
A game. A hunt. A kill.
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