Layer Cake (film)

Layer Cake sometimes stylised as L4YER CAK3 is a 2004 British crime thriller film directed by Matthew Vaughn, in his directorial debut. The screenplay was adapted by J. J. Connolly from his novel of the same name.

An unnamed man appearing in the end credits only as XXXX is a London underworld figure that has established himself in the cocaine business as one of the citys biggest suppliers, whilst presenting himself as a figure with legal business operations. Considering himself a businessman and a calm person, he leaves the darker aspects of the business to his henchman Morty, who had previously spentyears in prison for murder. Once he has earned enough to ensure his longterm financial security, XXXX plans to retire.Approaching this point, his retirement plans go awry when his powerful supplier Jimmy Price instructs XXXX to track down Charlie, the teenage daughter of Prices associate, Eddie Temple, who has fled a rehabilitation centre along with her drugaddict boyfriend. To track her down, XXXX enlists the help of two corrupt police detectives known as Cody and Tiptoes. To the dismay of XXXX, the boyfriend is found dead and Charlie has apparently been kidnapped, although no ransom has been demanded. ........

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