Common

Common

2014 · 90 min · EN · 6.5 (21 votes)
Dir. David Blair · Starring Nico Mirallegro, Susan Lynch, Daniel Mays, Jodhi May, Andrew Tiernan, Robert Pugh · Music Adrian Johnston
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Multi-award-winning writer Jimmy McGovern's brand new film based on the UK's controversial joint enterprise law. Jimmy McGovern's gritty drama stars Nico Mirallegro as guileless 17 year old Johnjo O'Shea, who goes from innocent bystander to accessory to premeditated murder after giving a few friends a lift.

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This film feels like a punch to the gut. It's a stark, unflinching look at how easily lives can be ruined by circumstance and a broken system. Expect raw emotion and a heavy dose of realism.

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