New Town Killers

"A game. A hunt. A kill."

Jun 12 2009 Not Rated 1h 40m
Action, Crime, Drama

Two private bankers, Alistair and Jamie, who have the world at their feet get their kicks from playing a 12 hour game of hunt, hide and seek with people from the margins of society. Their next target is Sean Macdonald a parentless teenager who lives with his sister on a housing estate on the outskirts of Edinburgh. She's in debt, he's going nowhere fast. Sean agrees to play for cash.

Plot

Two private bankers, Alistair and Jamie, who have the world at their feet get their kicks from playing a 12 hour game of hunt, hide and seek with people from the margins of society. Their next target is Sean Macdonald a parentless teenager who lives with his sister on a housing estate on the outskirts of Edinburgh. She's in debt, he's going nowhere fast. Sean agrees to play for cash. He soon realises he's walked into twelve hours of hell where survival is the name of the game.

Written by

Richard Jobson

Directed by

Richard Jobson

Cast

James Anthony Pearson, Dougray Scott, Alastair Mackenzie

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Scottish Screen, Screen East, Independent

Languages

English

Awards

3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
1,872
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA