My Kingdom (film)
My Kingdom is a 2001 British crime film directed by Don Boyd and starring Richard Harris, Lynn Redgrave and Jimi Mistry.
It premiered at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival on the eve of 9/11 and like many films that year was consequently compromised commercially.[1] It was subsequently previewed in Los Angeles to heighten nomination opportunities for the performance of Richard Harris later that year and was well reviewed by the Los Angeles Times and Variety.[2][3]
The film, co-scripted by Boyd with The Guardian journalist Nick Davies and drawing on both their researches into the London and Liverpool criminal underworld (which in Boyd's case included the Kray brothers), brought Boyd into conflict with its principal lead Richard Harris, who wanted to rewrite the script.[4][5] The film was released in the United Kingdom by Tartan Films receiving mixed reviews while generally acknowledging a fine performance from Harris who was nominated for a British Independent Film Award.[6][7] Harris acknowledged his approval for the final film at a valedictory event held at The Cambridge Film Festival months before his death.[8]
Cast
- Richard Harris ... Sandeman
- Reece Noi ... The Boy
- Lynn Redgrave ... Mandy
- Tom Bell ... Quick
- Emma Catherwood ... Jo
- Aidan Gillen ... Puttnam
- Louise Lombard ... Kath
- Paul McGann ... Dean
- Jimi Mistry ... Jug
- Lorraine Pilkington ... Tracy
- Colin Salmon ... The Chair
- James Foy ... Animal
- James McMartin ... Mineral
- Danny Lawrence ... Tigger
- Gerard Starkey ... Minder
- Sasha Johnson Manning ... Soprano
- Seamus O'Neill ... Snowy
- Chris Armstrong ... Dutch farmer
- Ingi Thor Jonsson ... Dutch farmer
- Otis Graham ... Delroy
- David Yip ... Merv
- Kieran O'Brien ... Photographer
- Jack Marsden ... Billy the whizz
- Amer Nazir ... Mutt
- Mushi Noor ... Jeff
- Carl Learmond ... Rudi
- Anthony Dorrs ... Skunk
- Steve Foster ... Toffee
- Oscar James ... Desmond
- Sylvia Gatril ... Brothel receptionist
- Sharon Byatt ... Annie
- Desmond Bayliss ... John the dog
- Kelly Murphy ... Karen
- Leanne Burrows ... Miss Joy
References
- https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2011/09/09/tiff_and_911_memories_of_terror.html
- https://articles.latimes.com/2002/dec/06/entertainment/et-kingdom6
- https://variety.com/2001/film/reviews/my-kingdom-1200468791/
- Shooting? That was too good for Billy...
- "The directors: Don Boyd on directing Richard Harris". Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- My Kingdom (2001) at Rotten Tomatoes
- British Independent Film Awards 2002
- http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Actor-holds-court-gangster-movie-premiere/story-22443623-detail/story.html
External links
- My Kingdom on IMDb