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The Near Room (1995 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Near Room' is a 1995 British film directed by and starring David Hayman. It premiered on the Edinburgh International Film Festival, before its distribution in the United Kingdom in 1997. The film is set as a "Glasgow Noir", playing within the drama and thriller genres. The title of the film is a reference to where one's most nightmarish fears and dreadful imaginagitions lie. It marked James McAvoy's film debut.
Plot
Journalist Charlie Colquhoun spends his career in a rumble, with danger of a lawsuit by lawyer Harris Hill, Colquhoun's old schoolmate, while defending a client. Elise Gray, Coulquhoun's ex-wife, passes onto Charlie the job of finding a missing teenager, Tommy. In a fate of events, his life gets mangled with dodgy characters, in the underground world with murder, blackmail, child prostitution and rape.
Cast
* Adrian Dunbar as Charlie Colquhoun
* David O'Hara as Harris Hill
* David Hayman as Dougie Patterson
* Julie Graham as Elise Gray
* Andy Serkis as Bunny
* James McAvoy as Kevin
* Robert Pugh as Eddie Harte
* Garry Sweeney as Young Harris Hill
* Allan Sharpe as Pa Savage
* Annie Louise Ross as Ma Savage
* Peter McDougall as Alastair Clegg
* James Ellis as Pat
* Emma Faulkner as Tommy Stirling
Critical response
The response to this movie was mixed.
Derek Elley, 'Variety', says:
References
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