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The Fall of the Krays

2016 · 112 min

A grim, low-budget plunge into gangland paranoia, watching a criminal empire rot from the inside with little glamour and plenty of menace.

Directed by
Zackary Adler
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Starring
Simon Cotton, Kevin Leslie, George Webster
Tagline
The Mighty Will Fall
Overview
The brutal brothers from Bethnal Green are back and bloodier than ever in Fall of the Krays. Following on from the ferocious Rise Of The Krays, Fall of the Krays picks up the story of the infamous Firm as the cracks start to show in the brothers business plans and their sanity. Having secured their empire and their infamy, the brothers must now fight to keep hold of both as the obsession of one police officer becomes entwined with a burgeoning romance and a dangerous state of mind for Reggie and Ronnie respectively.

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Directed by
Zackary Adler
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Starring
Simon Cotton, Kevin Leslie, George Webster
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • violence
  • power
  • madness
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Simon Cotton, Kevin Leslie, George Webster, Alexa Morden, Josh Myers, Adrian Bouchet, Ian Attard, Phil Dunster
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
112 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
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