Montana is a 2014 British action film directed by Mo Ali[1] set in the East End of London starring McKell David as the title character in his first lead role in a feature film. He has since been in the TV series Holby City as Lloyd Kramer.[2] The score was composed by Toydrum.[3]
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| Directed by | Mo Ali |
| Screenplay by | Jeremy Sheldon Peter Lowe |
| Story by | Peter Lowe |
| Produced by | Mark Foligno. Gareth Maxwell Roberts |
| Starring | McKell David Lars Mikkelsen |
| Cinematography | Jean-Paul Seresin |
| Edited by | Kim Gaster |
| Music by | Pablo Clements James Griffith Toydrum |
Production company | Entertainment One |
| Distributed by | Entertainment One |
Release date |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA 14-year-old drug-runner called Montana (McKell David) gets haunted by crime lord Lazarus. Facing death, he is rescued by ex-Serbian Commando Dimitrije (Lars Mikkelsen), a man with a dark past who wants to destroy Lazarus and his criminal empire. Dimitrije trains Montana to be an assassin, and they plan their revenge on Lazarus to wipe him out for good.
Cast
edit- McKell David as Montana
- Lars Mikkelsen as Dimitrije
- Michelle Fairley as DCI Rachel Jones
- Duane Henry as Junior
- Dominique Tipper as Mohawk
- Ashley Walters as Ryan
- Alexandra Weaver as Danica
- Kedar Williams-Stirling as Lorenzo
- Oliver Stark as Cal
- Zlatko Buric as Slavko
- Adam Deacon as Pitt
- Ryan Oliva as Branko
- Richie Campbell as Isaac
- Sinead Michael as Jess[4](another citation)
- Rocky Marshall as DC Liam West
- Darrell D'Silva as Lazarus
- Eddie Bagayawa as The Chinaman
Production
editShooting of the film took six weeks on locations all over London, including Hackney, Poplar, Brick Lane, Whitechapel, Greenwich,[5] during February and March 2013.[6]
On casting of McKell David, director Mo Ali said: "From the first time I met McKell David, I knew I'd found my Montana."[7]
Review from Independent reads: "Director Mo Ali has an obvious flair for action – but little instinct for story or characterisation. At times, his new film plays like an episode of Grange Hill, as if directed by Quentin Tarantino."[8]
Reception
editEmpire Magazine gave it 3/5 stars in their review: "Tougher than a box of nails, this is a brassy revenge thriller that refuses to pull its punches."[9]
References
edit- ^ "Montana". Turner Classic Movies. United States: Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "McKell David - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ^ "A MO ALI FILM // FULL SCORE BY TOYDRUM // COMING SOON 2015". Sep 2016.
- ^ "Montana (2014) - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "Montana The Movie - A Striking Showcase For London's Talent". 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
- ^ "Montana".
- ^ "Montana The Movie - A Striking Showcase For London's Talent". 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
- ^ "Montana, film review: Low-budget British thriller ignores plotting or". Independent.co.uk. 2014-12-12. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
- ^ Errigo, Angie. "Montana". Empire. Retrieved 2016-06-29.