movie poster for BRIGHTON ROCK

Flicks ID

16415

Cert

15

Running time

107 mins

Language

Format

DVD

BRIGHTON ROCK (2010)

MICHAEL BAYROWAN JOFFE

Plot

The year is 1964. The place is Brighton. A once quiet seaside town is suddenly overrun by gangs of sharp suited Mods and greasy Rockers looking for a riot. Amongst the chaos lurks top Mod and gangster Pinkie Brown. Ruthless, ambitious and horrifically violent, Pinkie will stop at nothing in his brutal quest to make a name for himself within the criminal underworld. But when a cold bloodied killing links him to a waitress named Rose, he uses seduction to secure her silence; But Pinkie’s world is on the edge of a precipice and Rose is in danger of plummeting with him. Based upon the classic novel by Graham Greene, Brighton Rock is a stylish and atmospheric adaptation from screenwriter Rowan Joffe in his directorial debut.