London Boulevard

London Boulevard is a 2010 British independent crime noir film released in the United Kingdom onNovember 2010. It is based on Ken Bruens 2001 novel of the same name, with screenplay and direction by William Monahan, marking his directorial debut. The cast features Colin Farrell, Keira Knightley and Ray Winstone.

Mitchel goes to a train station to visit his friend Joe, a blind homeless Big Issue salesman and gives him a knife to protect himself. The next day, Mitchel meets Charlotte Keira Knightley and her friend, Jordan David Thewlis. Charlotte is constantly hounded by the paparazzi perpetually stationed outside her home, taunting and photographing anyone who enters or leaves. Mitchel is offered the job to assist and Jordan gives him a tour of the mansion, including a collection of paintings that look like Francis Bacon studies on Velazquez screaming Popes and a garage full of Charlottes exhusband Tims cars. At his apartment, corrupt police Detective Bailey Eddie Marsan visits Mitchel and tells him to avoid Billy and forces a small bribe from Mitchel.Mitchel talks to Billy about Detective Bailey, whom Billy cant stand. Joe is mugged, then brutally beaten by two 16yearold young footballers from the estate and left for dead and one of the boys takes Joes knife. At the hospital, Dr Sanji Raju Sanjeev Bhaskar lets Mitchel visit Joe, who wants Mitchel to avenge his death. The next day, Billy tells Mitchel that he knows about the car collection and that his boss wants to steal them. At Joes funeral, Dr Raju tells Mitchel that he wants to date Briony, which Mitchel accepts. Mitchel goes to the pub and asks Danny to find out as much as he can about the two footballers. That night, Mitchel is kidnapped by Billy and taken to his boss, Rob Gant Ray Winstone, who insists that Mitchel collect money for him. ........

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