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Mood:
- BleakContemplativeRoughSincere
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Plot:
- Criminal HeroesGangstersHaunted By the PastCrimesDangerDishonestyMind and SoulRivalry more...
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Genres:
- ActionThrillerDrama
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary
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Place:
- EnglandEuropeIrelandLondonUrban
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Score:
- Reggae
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Johnny Was, 2006
English
UK
Profile of Johnny Was
Johnny Was can be described as bleak, contemplative, and sincere. The plot revolves around gangsters, being haunted by the past, and criminal heroes. The main genres are thriller, action, and drama. In approach, Johnny Was is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in an urban environment. It is located in Ireland and London. Johnny Was takes place in contemporary times. The soundtrack is reggae.
Summary of Johnny Was
Johnny (Vinnie Jones), trying to escape his violent past, ends up in the least safe safe-house in the world. Sandwiched between a drug den run by a Jamaican drug-lord (Eriq LaSalle) and a pirate radio station belonging to a Rasta DJ (Lennox Lewis).
When a former comrade shows up determined to drag Vinnie back into the fray, his actions ignite a simmering war on two fronts with his drug-dealing neighbor and his former boss.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | UK |
| Release date: | 19 July 2006 |
| Runtime: | 93 min |
Cast and Crew
as Johnny Doyle
as Julius
as Ras
as Jimmy
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