Taglines: The darker it gets the more you see.
Jim Sturgess leads a hugely-talented ensemble cast in this sublime British psychological thriller from cult UK director Philip Ridley, who returns to the screen after a 14-year absence.
The film follows Jamie Morgan (Jim Sturgess), born with a disfiguring birthmark across his face, which leaves him an outcast in rough East London. While wandering abandoned yards taking photographs, he comes across a gang of thugs and soon discovers that they are something other than human. He then is led into a Faustian deal that will see him become a party to the terrifying chaos around him. Part Donnie Darko, part Guillermo del Toro, this dark urban tale takes its audience to the darkest and most violent corners of the human heart.
The film also stars Clémence Poésy, Noel Clarke, Joseph Mawle, Eddie Marsan, LukeTreadaway and Timothy Spall, and was produced by Pippa Cross and Richard Raymond. The film recently won the Best Independent Film Award at the Toronto After Dark Festival.
Heartless (2010)
Directed by: Philip Ridley
Starring: Timothy Spall, Jim Sturgess, Clémence Poésy, Eddie Marsan, Noel Clarke, Justin Salinger, Luke Treadaway, Connie Hyde, Nadia Theaker, Imogen Church, Joseph Mawle, Nikita Mistry
Screenplay by: Philip Ridley
Production Design by: Ricky Eyres
Cinematography by: Matt Gray
Film Editing by: Chris Gill, Paul Knight
Costume Design by: Jo Thompson
Set Decoration by: Lee Gordon
Music by: David Julyan
MPAA Rating: None.
Studio: IFC Films
Release Date: November 19, 2010