Act of Grace
/ UK PREMIERE
Director: Noreen Kershaw.
United Kingdom, 2010.
95 mins. English
Q + A session with actors Jennifer Lim and Ozzie Hue
East meets North-West in this gritty crime thriller, based on a true story. When Dezzie (Leo Gregory) protects Chinese immigrant Yasin at school from bullying little can he dream where his compassion will lead. Years later Yasin returns to Manchester only to make Dezzie an offer he can't refuse: a position within the family business. Dezzie has been invited to join the Chinese mafia - the Triads - running businesses in Manchester and Liverpool... Two of the three writers Marc Pye and Alan Field met whilst scripting episodes for the Emmy award-winning BBC series The Street where they first discussed the idea. Shanghaiing a mob of UK acting talent, including Gregory (STONED) and Jody Latham (Shameless) ACT OF GRACE carves out a story of friendship and betrayal on the mean streets of Salford.
East meets North-West in this gritty crime thriller, based on a true story. When Dezzie (Leo Gregory) protects Chinese immigrant Yasin at school from bullying little can he dream where his compassion will lead. Years later Yasin returns to Manchester only to make Dezzie an offer he can't refuse: a position within the family business. Dezzie has been invited to join the Chinese mafia - the Triads - running businesses in Manchester and Liverpool... Two of the three writers Marc Pye and Alan Field met whilst scripting episodes for the Emmy award-winning BBC series The Street where they first discussed the idea. Shanghaiing a mob of UK acting talent, including Gregory (STONED) and Jody Latham (Shameless) ACT OF GRACE carves out a story of friendship and betrayal on the mean streets of Salford.
Screenings
Arts Picturehouse
Friday 16 September, 8:15PM
Arts Picturehouse
Saturday 17 September, 3:30PM
Reviews
Act of Grace by CFF Student Critics
18 Sep 2011
With her first feature film, ACT OF GRACE, Noreen Kershaw is stomping new...
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