Face

1997
R
1h 45m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

4.9K

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Robert Carlyle, Damon Albarn, Phil Davis, Lena Headey, Steven Waddington, and Ray Winstone in Face (1997)

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Crime Drama Thriller

In the face of demise in his values, a socialist in England decides to form a gang and rob banks for a living.In the face of demise in his values, a socialist in England decides to form a gang and rob banks for a living.In the face of demise in his values, a socialist in England decides to form a gang and rob banks for a living.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

4.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins total

Trivia
The character Vince, who at the start of the film is the drug dealer robbed by Ray and Dave, is played by Gerry Conlon (b 1 March 1954; d 21 June 2014) who - in real life - was one of the 'Guildford Four' wrongly convicted of the 1974 IRA bombing of two pubs in the English town of Guildford.

Gerry Conlon spent more than a decade in prison before the convictions of all of the four were overturned and they were released. His experience is portrayed in the film 'In the Name of the Father', where he himself was played by Daniel Day-Lewis.

Connections
Featured in Venice Report (1997)

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6/10

Another powerful Bird/Carlyle flick

"Face" is a gritty, bloody, visceral tale of a motley crew of professional robbers led by Carlyle and what happens when someone systematically steals their ill gotten gains. Carlyle and others deliver powerful performances in this drab, bleak action/drama about treachery, larceny, retribution, and the disintegration of a gang of thieves. Save a few plot holes, "Face" manages solid entertainment for those who can overlook the fact that the protagonist/hero is a thief and a killer.