Filth Page #2

Synopsis: Scheming Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy), a bigoted and corrupt policeman, is in line for a promotion and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Enlisted to solve a brutal murder and threatened by the aspirations of his colleagues, including Ray Lennox (Jamie Bell), Bruce sets about ensuring their ruin, right under the nose of unwitting Chief Inspector Toal. As he turns his colleagues against one another by stealing their wives and exposing their secrets, Bruce starts to lose himself in a web of deceit that he can no longer control. His past is slowly catching up with him, and a missing wife, a crippling drug habit and suspicious colleagues start to take their toll on his sanity. The question is: can he keep his grip on reality long enough to disentangle himself from the filth?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Jon S. Baird
Production: Magnet Releasing
  9 wins & 13 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
56
Rotten Tomatoes:
63%
R
Year:
2013
97 min
$23,145
Website
4,056 Views


Do you like wee lassies, Ray?

Are you into baldy fanny?

Borderline, is it?

40 sheets at 5/1. Come on. 5/1?

Ah, no, maybe you're right.

You're right enough, man.

You have got

absolutely no bottle, Ray.

That is exactly why the Lennoxes of this

world will never oust the Robertsons.

I kid you not, my sweet, sweet friend.

Come on!

- Right then, what's the script?

- The Beast routine.

- It's a bit full-on, Robbo, no?

- You steam right in.

It's the only language these

schemies understand, OK? Come here.

I want you to show this bastard who the

hardest firm in this city really is, OK?

Nobody... Nobody steams in

like the Edinburgh polis.

- Go.

- Right.

Wait two seconds. He'll be firing into

her and we'll catch the stoat in action.

- Another toot for good luck?

- I'm on duty.

Aye.

For God's sake, I'm coming!

- Who the f*** are you two?

- Jehovah's f***ing Witnesses.

Keep your f***ing mouth shut.

You hear me?

You speak when you're

f***ing spoken to. You get it?

- I said, do you f***ing get it?

- Aye, aye, aye!

- Get the f*** out!

- Oh, a lady.

How old are you then, madam?

My father's a very well

respected lawyer, you know.

What does that make me then?

Very good. How old are we?

- Sixteen.

- ID?

No, you don't.

Please note, female is below

the legal age of consent.

Stephanie Donaldson.

No relation to Conrad Donaldson QC

by any chance, are we?

Bingo.

Imagine what your daddy would say.

Please don't say anything.

What's it worth, Stephanie? A gam?

Can you imagine what his

posh pals would say

if they found out that his wee princess

was riding all the low-life scum

he gets paid fortunes for

to keep out the nick?

Do you want to do that to him?

F***ing hell! Jesus Christ!

Who taught you that technique?

A f***ing cheesegrater?

I've got a good mind to tell your daddy now

anyway after that poor excuse of an attempt.

Please, don't.

That's not f***ing fair!

- She told me she was 18.

- Oh, dearie, dearie me.

It's not the best time to be inside

for riding kids, is it?

I make you right. Still, he's

only gonna do six months.

- Ah, posh fanny, though.

- Fair enough. Two years then.

Problem is, if some law-abiding

officers were to tell a strict

- Freemason screw like Ronnie McArthur...

- Ronnie McArthur.

That the girl in

question was 11 or 10...

Or even eight.

- Hey, come on, now, boys, eh?

- Aye, eight would do it.

Then the poor c*nt's life

wouldn't be worth living, would it?

Straight to the Beast's

wing in Saughton nick.

Aye, but hang on a minute.

Suppose this stoat-the-baw

had certain information

that could help the

law-abiding officers.

- With a murder enquiry.

- Ah, f*** sake.

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Jon S. Baird

Jon S. Baird was born and raised in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He began his career at BBC television and quickly progressed through the ranks to become one of Britain's most exciting directorial talents. Baird has worked with producers including; Martin Scorsese, Danny Boyle, Jim Carrey, Mick Jagger, Terrence Winter, and a host of award winning actors. Baird's highly acclaimed feature Filth (2013), which he also wrote, directed and produced, was based on the best selling novel by Irvine Welsh and starred James McAvoy. Filth won numerous awards and played at several international film festivals. Filth is in the top ten highest grossing UK 18 certificates of all time. In 2014, Baird directed the television drama Babylon for Channel 4, which was produced by Academy Award Winner, Danny Boyle. Baird was approached by HBO in 2015 to direct an episode of their Martin Scorsese / Mick Jagger produced show Vinyl, created by Terence Winter. In 2016 he directed the second episode of I'm Dying Up Here for Showtime, produced by Jim Carrey. Baird is currently directing Stan and Ollie; a feature film about comedy legends Laurel and Hardy, starring Steve Coogan and John C Reilly for eOne and BBC Films. more…

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