24 Hours in London
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24 Hours in London is a 2000 British crime
Crime
Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...

 thriller film from writer-director Alexander Finbow. The film takes place in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

 in the year 2009.

Plot

Crimelord Christian is in charge of the streets of London, he decides to exterminate a rival gang but leaves a witness in the process. Martha--the witness-- is being protected by the police but Christians gang is unstopable. After her near-death experience in the police station; she is moved to another location to meet up with under-cover officers. Upon arrival the alleged under-cover cop is actually impersonating the identity of the officer that he and his accompliced just harvested organs from. In the end when Christian is dying in the hotel room, we learn the main protagonist is actually a mole for Christian and that one of Christians thugs is romantically involved with Martha. Turns out that Martha and her lover Tony hired the organ harvesters who are caught up in the middle, Christian is dead, the good/bad cop is left to die and the organ harvesters and the con couple (Martha and Tony) leave. After they leave the room the police force enters the room and the commisioner gives a nod signaling them to leave.

The British film was of moderate success, but will be remembered for its theme; There is always a balance of good and evil due to the inconsistency of loyalty residing in man's greed and temptaion.

Cast

  • Gary Olsen
    Gary Olsen
    Gary Olsen was an English actor.Olsen was born in London and lived with an aunt and uncle, after losing both his parents at an early age. He attended the Archbishop Tenison's Church of England School in Kennington...

     as Christian
  • Tony London as Leon
  • David Sonnethal as Bubbles Healy
  • Sara Stockbridge
    Sara Stockbridge
    Sara Stockbridge is an English model and actress who achieved a certain level of high fashion notoriety in the mid to late 1980s as the muse of designer Vivenne Westwood...

     as Simone
  • Luke Garrett as Richard
  • Wendy Cooper as Antonia
  • Anjela Lauren Smith as Martha
  • John Sharian
    John Sharian
    John Sharian is an American actor whose film credits include The Machinist and Saving Private Ryan and whose television credits include CSI: Miami and Spooks.-Education:...

     as Tony
  • Lorelei King
    Lorelei King
    Lorelei King is a United States-born actress who has been based in the United Kingdom since 1981. She has narrated audiobooks, acted in radio plays for BBC Radio 4 and appeared on television.- Early life :...

     as Lloyd
  • Sean Francis
    Sean Francis
    Sean Francis is an actor, poet and satirical writer who is best known for the book Written Off ...

     as Samuel
  • Katia Caballero as Michelle
  • Richard Graham
    Richard Graham (actor)
    Richard Graham is an actor. He is mostly known for his roles opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic and Gangs Of New York , as well as playing Trevor in the football hooligan film I.D. .He has appeared in many television series, including all 12 episodes of Maisie Raine as D.S...

     as Novell
  • Morgan Jones
    Morgan Jones
    Morgan Jones may refer to:* Morgan Jones , Welsh television presenter* Morgan Jones , Labour Member of Parliament for Caerphilly 1921–1939...

     as Sean
  • Jeremy Beckman as Floyd
  • Olegario Fedoro as Mobster Koloshnakov

External links

  • 24 Hours in London at Rotten Tomatoes
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  • 24 Hours in London at Allmovie
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