Montana (2014 film)

Montana is a 2014 British action film directed by Mo Ali[1] set in the East End of London starring McKell David as the title character in his first lead role in a feature film. He has since been in the TV series Holby City as Lloyd Kramer.[2] The score was composed by Toydrum.[3]

Montana
Directed byMo Ali
Produced byMark Foligno
Screenplay byJeremy Sheldon
Peter Lowe
Story byPeter Lowe
StarringMcKell David
Lars Mikkelsen
Music byPablo Clements
James Griffith
Toydrum
CinematographyJean-Paul Seresin
Edited byKim Gaster
Production
company
Entertainment One
Distributed byEntertainment One
Release date
  • 11 December 2014 (2014-12-11)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

A 14-year-old drug-runner called Montana (McKell David) gets haunted by crime lord Lazarus. Facing death, he is rescued by ex-Serbian Commando Dimitrije (Lars Mikkelsen), a man with a dark past who wants to destroy Lazarus and his criminal empire. Dimitrije trains Montana to be an assassin, and they plan their revenge on Lazarus to wipe him out for good.

Cast

Production

Shooting of the film took six weeks on locations all over London, including Hackney, Poplar, Brick Lane, Whitechapel, Greenwich,[5] during February and March 2013.[6]

On casting of McKell David, director Mo Ali said: "From the first time I met McKell David, I knew I'd found my Montana."[7]

Review from Independent reads: "Director Mo Ali has an obvious flair for action – but little instinct for story or characterisation. At times, his new film plays like an episode of Grange Hill, as if directed by Quentin Tarantino."[8]

Reception

Empire Magazine gave it 3/5 stars in their review: "Tougher than a box of nails, this is a brassy revenge thriller that refuses to pull its punches." [9]

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References
  1. "Montana". Turner Classic Movies. United States: Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. "McKell David - IMDb". Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  3. "A MO ALI FILM // FULL SCORE BY TOYDRUM // COMING SOON 2015". Sep 2016.
  4. "Montana (2014) - IMDb". Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  5. "Montana The Movie - A Striking Showcase For London's Talent". 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  6. "Montana".
  7. "Montana The Movie - A Striking Showcase For London's Talent". 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  8. "Montana, film review: Low-budget British thriller ignores plotting or". 2014-12-12. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  9. Errigo, Angie. "Montana". Empire. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
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