The Veteran (film)
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The Veteran is a 2011 British film directed by Matthew Hope, featuring Toby Kebbell
, Brian Cox, Tony Curran
and Adi Bielski
.
), a veteran soldier, is returning from the war in Afghanistan to his home in a violent decaying South London
council housing estate, overrun by gun-toting youth gangs. The gangs are led by a drug lord gangster (Ashley Thomas), who is interested in Miller working for him. His job offer is rejected.
Through an ex-army mate (Tom Brooke), Miller finds work in undercover surveillance. He is soon recruited by a couple of shady government operatives (Tony Curran
and Brian Cox) for an undercover operation to keep tabs on a network of suspected terrorist cells. Embedded in the terrorist group is a Lebanese
-born British citizen informant (Adi Bielski).
Miller soon discovers that the security forces and the intelligence
services are not quite what they seem. He uncovers a conspiracy. The group of local gangsters is intrinsically tied to the suspected terrorist cell. Taking the situation into his own hands, Miller embarks on a brutal quest for justice, with devastating consequences.
Toby Kebbell
Tobias Alistair P. "Toby" Kebbell is a British actor.-Life and career:Kebbell, the fourth of five children, was born in South Elmsall, on the A638 between Doncaster and Wakefield, Yorkshire, but grew up in Nottinghamshire...
, Brian Cox, Tony Curran
Tony Curran
Anthony "Tony" Curran is a Scottish actor.Curran was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He is an alumnus of Holyrood Secondary School and is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama....
and Adi Bielski
Adi Bielski
Adi Bielski is an Israeli Theatre and Movie actress. She was born in Jerusalem and raised in Ra’anana.In 2009 she married the actor Yaniv Adani, and in 2010 gave birth to their son, Lavi.-Professional training:...
.
Plot
Robert Miller (Toby KebbellToby Kebbell
Tobias Alistair P. "Toby" Kebbell is a British actor.-Life and career:Kebbell, the fourth of five children, was born in South Elmsall, on the A638 between Doncaster and Wakefield, Yorkshire, but grew up in Nottinghamshire...
), a veteran soldier, is returning from the war in Afghanistan to his home in a violent decaying South London
South London
South London is the southern part of London, England, United Kingdom.According to the 2011 official Boundary Commission for England definition, South London includes the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark, Sutton and...
council housing estate, overrun by gun-toting youth gangs. The gangs are led by a drug lord gangster (Ashley Thomas), who is interested in Miller working for him. His job offer is rejected.
Through an ex-army mate (Tom Brooke), Miller finds work in undercover surveillance. He is soon recruited by a couple of shady government operatives (Tony Curran
Tony Curran
Anthony "Tony" Curran is a Scottish actor.Curran was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He is an alumnus of Holyrood Secondary School and is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama....
and Brian Cox) for an undercover operation to keep tabs on a network of suspected terrorist cells. Embedded in the terrorist group is a Lebanese
Lebanese people
The Lebanese people are a nation and ethnic group of Levantine people originating in what is today the country of Lebanon, including those who had inhabited Mount Lebanon prior to the creation of the modern Lebanese state....
-born British citizen informant (Adi Bielski).
Miller soon discovers that the security forces and the intelligence
Intelligence (information gathering)
Intelligence assessment is the development of forecasts of behaviour or recommended courses of action to the leadership of an organization, based on a wide range of available information sources both overt and covert. Assessments are developed in response to requirements declared by the leadership...
services are not quite what they seem. He uncovers a conspiracy. The group of local gangsters is intrinsically tied to the suspected terrorist cell. Taking the situation into his own hands, Miller embarks on a brutal quest for justice, with devastating consequences.
Cast
- Toby KebbellToby KebbellTobias Alistair P. "Toby" Kebbell is a British actor.-Life and career:Kebbell, the fourth of five children, was born in South Elmsall, on the A638 between Doncaster and Wakefield, Yorkshire, but grew up in Nottinghamshire...
as Robert Miller - Brian Cox as Gerry
- Tony CurranTony CurranAnthony "Tony" Curran is a Scottish actor.Curran was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He is an alumnus of Holyrood Secondary School and is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama....
as Chris Turner - Adi BielskiAdi BielskiAdi Bielski is an Israeli Theatre and Movie actress. She was born in Jerusalem and raised in Ra’anana.In 2009 she married the actor Yaniv Adani, and in 2010 gave birth to their son, Lavi.-Professional training:...
as Alayna Wallace - Tom Brooke as Danny Turner
- Ashley BashyBashyAshley Thomas , better known by his stage name Bashy, is an English recording artist and actor. He rose to prominence in 2007 after the release of his controversial track "Black Boys".-Early life:...
Thomas as Tyrone Jones - Mem FerdaMem FerdaMehmet "Mem" Ferda is a British actor of Turkish Cypriot descent.-Biography:Ferda was born in Chelsea, London in 1963 to Turkish Cypriot parents. At the age of six, his mother took him to Cyprus, where his father was the Minister of Agriculture...
as Hakeem - Ivanno Jeremiah as Fahad Sahal
- Selva Rasalingam as Fawwaz
- Eboseta Ayemere as Ryan Sahal
External links
- Interview with The Veteran director Mathew Hope at www.quietearth.us, April 25, 2011.
- Interview with Robert Henry Craft & Toby Kebbell at video.uk.msn.com
- Interview with Ashley "Bashy" Thomas at www.virginmedia.com
- Adi Bielski shoots from the hip in new British movie at www.ethnicnow.com, April 8, 2011.
- Chris Hart, The Veteran DVD Review at The Film Pilgrim, August 23, 2011.
- Stuart Cummins, Blue-ray Review: THE VETERAN - Awesome, Gritty British Thriller! at www.whatculture.com, August 31, 2011.