Cass (2008)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Jon S. Baird

Writers:

Jon S. Baird (screenplay)
Cass Pennant (book)

Release Date:

1 August 2008 (UK)

Genre:

Biography | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

The hardest fight is knowing who you are.

Plot:

An orphaned Jamaican baby is adopted by an elderly white couple and brought up in an all white area of London and becomes one of the most feared and respected men in Britain. Based on a true story.

Plot Keywords:

Hooligan | Football | Interracial Relationship | Based On True Story | Character Name In Title

Cast

Nonso Anozie	...	Cass
Natalie Press	...	Elaine
Leo Gregory	...	Freeman
Gavin Brocker	...	Prentice
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tiggy Allen	...	Florist
Helen Anderson	...	Detective
Gemma Baker	...	Tracey
Nick Bartlett	...	Pub regular
Linda Bassett	...	Doll
Geoffrey Beevers	...	Vicar
Jack Bence	...	Teenage Bully
Cherise Zoe Conroy	...	Mourner
Mario Demetriou	...	Greek Waiter
Joe Egan	...	Joe The Pub Landlord
Winston Ellis	...	Zulu
Sarah Finigan	...	Passer by
Robbie Gee	...	Marlon
Tamer Hassan	...	Ray
Ralph Ineson	...	Sergeant Mullins
Rory Jennings	...	Young Freeman
Jack Johnson	...	Young Freeman
Daniel Kaluuya	...	Young Cass - age 14
Paul Kaye	...	C. P.
Jamie Kenna	...	Stevie Hogan
Gary Lawrence	...	Delroy Jackson
David Lea	...	Bingo
Kane Manera	...	Greek Waiter
Johnny Palmiero	...	Shaun
Verelle Roberts	...	Young Cass
Brandon Robinson	...	Billy
Callum Ruane	...	Young Prentice
Lucy Russell	...	TV Presenter
Joe Siffleet	...	Young West Ham Kid
Liam Smith	...	Gaffer
Lorraine Stanley	...	Linda
Lee Turnbull	...	Male Diner
Bronson Webb	...	The Assassin
Eddie Webber	...	Ron
Jayson Wheatley	...	Young Prentice - 14 Years Old
Peter Wight	...	Cecil
Sid Young	...	Teenage Bully 2

Also Known As:

Untitled Cass Pennant Project (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 | Ireland:16 | Australia:MA (2009)

Filming Locations:

East London, London, England, UK

Company:

Cass Films

Trivia:

Cameo: ['Frank Bruno']One of the minders at the end of the film stood outside the pub.

great lead performance by Anozie

i 100% disagree withe davideo-2 about this feature. the only thing that lets this film down is the over use of a black screen fade out between scenes and the apparent low budget. The use of the news reel footage of what was happening at the time adds nothing but realism to the situations that were happening at the time. Any attempt to try and reenact scenes such as the heisel disaster would have looked cheap and insulted the memory of those who lost lives and loved ones on that tragic day. Yes the editing could have been better but for what essentially is a low budget film by a fairly inexperienced director it is an entertaining viewpoint into the life of one of Britain's most famous football casuals. The acting was brilliant all round and most of the fight scenes well choreographed even if they did lack the gore of rise of the foot soldier (a brilliant film about the life of Carlton leech) or the high budget effects of greenstreet (a Hollywood let down in the football violence genre) yes this is no ID or The Firm but it is a good honest insight into what went on and IS based on real events unlike the aforementioned 2 films