Essex Boys is a 2000 British crime film. It was directed by Terry Winsor and stars Sean Bean, Alex Kingston, Tom Wilkinson, Charlie Creed-Miles and Holly Davidson.
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Directed by | Terry Winsor |
Written by | Terry Winsor Jeff Pope |
Produced by | Jeff Pope |
Starring | Sean Bean Ross Morgan Alex Kingston Charlie Creed-Miles Tom Wilkinson Holly Davidson Michael McKell |
Cinematography | John Daly |
Edited by | Edward Mansell |
Music by | Colin Towns |
Distributed by | Miramax Home Video and Pathe-UK |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The film is based loosely around events in December 1995 that culminated in the Rettendon murders of three drug dealers in Rettendon, Essex, UK.
The film was shot on location around Essex. In particular Southend on Sea, Jaywick in Clacton and the Dartford Crossing, where the gang travels from Kent to Essex.[1]
The film met with generally negative critical reviews, maintaining a 17% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. The viewer ratings have generally been more positive.
The films Rise of the Footsoldier (2007), Bonded by Blood (2010), The Fall of the Essex Boys (2013) Essex Boys Retribution (2013) and Essex Boys Law of Survival (2015) are also based – to varying degrees – on the Rettendon murders.
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