Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)

Director:

Kari Skogland

Writers:

Nicholas Davies (book)
Martin McGartland (book)

Release Date:

21 August 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

When you cross the line there's no going back.

Plot:

Based on Martin McGartland's shocking real life story. Martin is a young lad from west Belfast in the...

Plot Keywords:

IRA | Riot Police | Funeral | Shot To Death | Ireland

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Ben Kingsley	...	Fergus
Jim Sturgess	...	Martin
Kevin Zegers	...	Sean
Natalie Press	...	Lara
Rose McGowan	...	Grace
Tom Collins	...	Mickey
William Houston	...	Ray
Michael McElhatton	...	Robbie
Gerard Jordan	...	Kieran
David Pearse	...	Donovan
Joe Doyle	...	Quinn
Conor MacNeill	...	Frankie
Ewan Harts	...	Little Patrick (as Ewan & Oscar Harts)
Oscar Harts	...	Little Patrick (as Ewan & Oscar Harts)
Ciaran Nolan	...	Connie

Also Known As:

Man on the Run (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong brutal violence and torture, language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

UK | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:K-15 | USA:R (certificate #45565) | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

Ardglass, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK

Company:

Brightlight Pictures

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Marty is driving the taxi at night in the early part of the film a car can clearly be seen in front of his. This is supposed to be set in 1988 yet the car in front is a Ford which dates 2006 at least.

Quotes:

Grace: [Martin slaps Grace on the butt] Don't you eva do that again!

Soundtrack:

We Will Have Won

Based on ...

Sometimes life gives us (or any director/screenwriter/producer etc.) stories, that are so amazing and touching, that a movie is inevitable. And although the "based on true ..." tag, might be like a cross/garlic to a vampire for some, I think it works here. The movie stays in a very raw and real environment.

Jim Sturgess is the Center piece of course and you might have seen him in a couple of other movies. He is really great and he plays his characters (real people or fictional) with such an ease, that you can't distinguish, if he's actually acting or if that's just him on the screen. Which is a very good thing indeed. Based around his performance the movie seems to have some pacing problems, but then again since this is based on real events, that could be something we should expect. A good movie, with a great actor in it then.