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Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974

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Plot
A rookie journalist looks to solve the increasingly vexing case of a serial killer on the loose.

Release Year: 2009

Rating: 7.1/10 (4,390 voted)

Director: Julian Jarrold

Stars: Andrew Garfield, David Morrissey, John Henshaw

Storyline
In 1974, Eddie Dunford, comes home from South England and gets a job as a cub reporter for the Yorkshire Post. A schoolgirl has gone missing, and Eddie suspects it's one of several crimes dating back six years; the police think not and blame gypsies. Eddie digs; the police stonewall him then two of them beat him after he visits the widowed mother of one of the girls missing for a few years. When a child's body turns up at a construction site of local building magnate John Dawson, Eddie has another thread to pull. By now, he's begun an affair with Paula, the widowed mom, and he suspects collusion among Dawson, the police, and his newspaper - but what are they covering up?

Writers: David Peace, Tony Grisoni

Cast:
Andrew Garfield - Eddie Dunford
David Morrissey - Maurice Jobson
John Henshaw - Bill Hadley
Anthony Flanagan - Barry Gannon
Warren Clarke - Bill Molloy
Jennifer Hennessy - Mrs Kemplay
Mary Jo Randle - Eddie's Mum
Rachel Jane Allen - Susan Dunford
Rita May - Aunty Win
Graham Walker - Uncle Eric
Berwick Kaler - George Greaves
Katherine Vasey - Steph (as Katharine Vasey)
Danny Cunningham - Gaz
Michelle Dockery - Kathryn Tyler
Robert Sheehan - BJ



Details

Official Website: Channel 4 [uk] |

Release Date: 11 November 2009

Filming Locations: England, UK

Technical Specs

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Did You Know?

Trivia:
The title of the trilogy, "Red Riding", derives from two main sources - Yorkshire, the location of the crimes, and Red Riding Hood, the traditional tale. Yorkshire, a county of England, is divided into three sections or ridings. The action takes place in the West Riding. One of the girls who goes missing is wearing a red anorak or hooded jacket, and one of the attackers bears the nickname, Wolf.

Quotes:
[first lines]
Eddie Dunford: Little girl goes missing, the pack salivates. If it bleeds it leads, right? Eddie Dunford, crime correspondent, back home to take the north. Business first. Dad won't mind waiting.



User Review

Absolutely stunning...

Rating: 8/10

I'll start by saying that I was expecting to like this before I watched it. Whether that had a bearing on my judgement, I can't really say.

'Nineteen Seventy-Four' has shades of 'Taxi Driver', the narrative framed not by the steam that rises from the streets of New York City but instead by the skies of Yorkshire. The comparison between the two movies really occurred to me most strongly at the end of the film and I think you'll see why.

The acting is spot on from everybody. I can't think of one performance that stands out for the wrong reasons. Andrew Garfield is excellent in the lead role and Sean Bean is on form.

The exploration of police corruption and the struggle for both revenge and justice resonate well beyond the ending of the film.

The cinematography is excellent and it is disappointing that films of this quality have to be shown on television because they won't find enough of an audience in the majority of British cinemas.





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