Face

Five criminals with varying degrees of experience are brought together and torn apart by a major robbery in this hard-edged British drama. Ray (Robert Carlyle) was once a leftist political activist whose ideals were dashed by England's increasing political conservatism, while his close friend Dave ...more

After a disappointing stint in Hollywood, British director Antonia Bird made her comeback film homegrown. Face is a shrewd and realistic crime drama that is embedded in the genre and politics of Britain. Taking its cue from the country's great crime films such as Get Carter and The Long Good Friday, Face's interests lie in the criminal rather than the crime, in analyzing his subversion rather than offering it as an attractive alternative. It recognizes the British crime film tradition as a forum ...more