Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock follows the young anti-hero Pinkie (Sam Riley) as he tries to make his mark on the vicious gangland scene in Brighton.
Young, brash, ruthless and cold-hearted, Pinkie is a steely-eyed shark slithering through the underworld.
When Rose (Andrea Riseborough), a young waitress, stumbles on evidence that links Pinkie and his gang to a revenge killing he has committed, Pinkie realizes he has to tie up loose ends.
He carefully stalks his new prey in an attempt to discover how much Rose really knows and, ultimately, ensure she won’t talk.
It is not long before Rose’s wise and world-weary boss, Ida (Helen Mirren), develops a funny feeling about the odd relationship between Rose and the disturbingly enigmatic Pinkie.
As clashes between Mods and Rockers play out in the background, Pinkie finds he has to ward off Ida’s growing suspicions, while also keeping Rose in the dark about what is really going on.
Starring: Helen Mirren, Sam Riley, Pete Postlethwaite