
BAFTA Awards 2005 - Nominated - Most Promising Newcomer
British Independent Film Awards 2004 - Nominated - Douglas Hickox Award
European Film Awards 2005 - Nominated - Best Actor
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Layer Cake
Film SynopsisSleek, well dressed and polite, our unnamed hero (Daniel Craig) is a consummate professional. Treating cocaine and ecstasy like any other commodity, he has made a fortune for himself by keeping his hands clean and staying under the radar. Get Involved |
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Runtime:
105 min.
Genres:
Drama
Mystery / Thriller
Crime
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
Language:
English/American
Color:
Color
Certification:
R
Plot Summary
Having made the decision to retire, our unnamed hero's aim is to break free from the world of crime, drugs and violence and live a simple, quiet life with the money he has amassed. But before this can happen, crime boss Jimmy Price (Kenneth Cranham) wants two last favors from him. First, he must track down the missing, drug addict daughter of powerful criminal Eddie Temple (Michael Gambon). Second, he must negotiate the sale of a huge shipment of ecstasy with The Duke (Jamie Foreman), a loose cannon petty crook playing well out of his league. What should be routine transaction is anything but and nothing goes according to plan. Instead, duplicity and hidden alliances become the order of the day, in a struggle for power that reaches from the crack dens of London to the highest ranks of British society. Quickly he learns he is part of a machine much greater than he imagined, and getting out won't be quite as easy as getting in.
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Directed by
Matthew Vaughn
Produced by
Adam Bohling
Stephen Marks
David Reid
Matthew Vaughn
Writing credits
J.J. Connolly
Cast
| Daniel Craig | ||
| Colm Meaney | ||
| George Harris | ||
| Jamie Foreman | ||
| Sienna Miller |
This was the film many people were recommending when Daniel Craig's selection as the new James Bond was met with so much loud, nerdy resistance. What those making the recommendation knew was that Layer Cake reveals Craig's capacity for being at turns very charming and very menacing. It also hints ... read more