Directed by:
Michael LennoxCinematography:
Matthias PiltzComposer:
Jered SorkinCast:
Lara Pulver, Stephen Graham, Conleth Hill, Ian McElhinney, Arsher Ali, Michael Stuart, James Bleakney, Laurence Doherty, Kristy Robinson, Paul Kennedy (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Sandy Duffy (Conleth Hill, Game of Thrones) leads a comfortable life in Belfast. He is a university professor and a regular guest on a popular television arts program, and his one novel, though published many years ago, is still in print and regarded a classic. But Sandy has a habit of nicking things. Shoplifting has become the one little thrill in his overly domesticated life - but when Sandy gets caught by security guard Robert (Stephen Graham, Boardwalk Empire), that life is turned inside out. Robert lets Sandy go on the condition that they share a drink after work, but one drink quickly turns into a string of rendezvous as Robert reveals just how desperately lonely he is - and how determined to fashion Sandy into the best friend he never had. He audits Sandy's class, worms his way into Sandy's social calendar, and finds ways to get close to Sandy's girlfriend, Lucy (Lara Pulver). Every time the beleaguered professor is certain he's shaken off his blackmailer, he is reminded that, in a world where much of what we do is captured on camera, it's hard to avoid leaving a trail. (Toronto International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Lara Pulver
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021)
Stephen Graham
UK
Best movies:
Snatch (2000)
Young Woman and the Sea (2024)
This Is England (2006)
Conleth Hill
UK
Best movies:
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Official Secrets (2019)
Whatever Works (2009)
Ian McElhinney
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (1998) (TV movie)
The Fall (2013) (series)
Hornblower: Retribution (2001) (TV movie)
Arsher Ali
UK
Best movies:
Wallander (2008) (series)
The Dig (2021)
Four Lions (2010)
Michael Stuart
UK
Best movies:
Starred Up (2013)
A Patch of Fog (2015)
About My Father (2023)
James Bleakney
Best movies:
A Patch of Fog (2015)
Laurence Doherty
Best movies:
Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)
Killing Bono (2011)
A Patch of Fog (2015)
Kristy Robinson
Best movies:
The Fall (2013) (series)
A Patch of Fog (2015)
Paul Kennedy
Best movies:
The Fall (2013) (series)
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
House of the Dragon (2022) (series)
Bobby Marno
UK
Best movies:
The Fall (2013) (series)
A Patch of Fog (2015)
Dracula Untold (2014)
Simon Millar
UK
Best movies:
The Fall (2013) (series)
A Patch of Fog (2015)
The Lost City of Z (2016)
Ross Moneypenny
Best movies:
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Across the Waters (2016)
A Patch of Fog (2015)