Filth Page #5

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
4,157 Views


Hey, what's happening?

Has anybody called an ambulance yet?

- Colin, look at me.

- Has he stopped breathing?

Do something, please. Do something.

Come on, Colin.

Colin. Colin.

Look at me. Come on.

Colin! Colin, come on!

Come on!

Oh, God.

What's happened

to that f***ing ambulance then, eh?

- Oh, God!

- Somebody phone an ambulance!

How have you been since

our last consultation, Bruce?

No problems, I presume, eh?

None.

I trust you're still taking

your medication regularly, yes?

Oh, aye.

Well, this should see you through

to your next appointment, yes?

I'll see you in the new year.

Right?

- Merry Christmas to you, Bruce.

- Thank you, Dr Rossi. Thank you.

And Merry Christmas to you, too, eh?

Well, thank you for that, Bruce.

Oh, yes...

F*** off!

Hello.

Welcome to the Fantastic Shed Show.

My mum's in. If she hears that I'm doing a

TV show out in the garden, she'll go mad.

Cunty Bunty, Cunty Bunty,

how does your big minge grow?

- Hello?

- Hello, Bunty.

It's Frank Sidebottom here.

I've had just about enough of you.

He told us, right, that you have got

a big hairy fanny, though, Bunty.

- You're pathetic!

- That you...

like to take it up the bum, Bunty.

- Who told you that nonsense?

- Eh...

- Are you ready, Little Frank?

- Little Frank.

Who's Little Frank?

I'm not talking any

more, Bunty, I've got...

- Is that you, Mum?

- Oh, it's my mum.

No, I'm not talking to dirty prostitutes

again, Mum. You can't have the phone...

Thank you, brothers.

That concludes the formal part of this

evening's proceedings and our meeting.

Let us now retire for

a moment of harmony.

- What made you join the force, Bruce?

- Police oppression, brother.

I'd witnessed far too many cases of it

in the mining community I grew up in.

And you wanted to stamp it out

from the inside?

- No, I wanted to be a part of it.

- You're a terror, Bruce.

Clifford Blades, a chartered

accountant and therefore a sad wanker.

Bladesey's not only the newest and

most gullible member of this Lodge,

he's also the wealthiest.

Ideal target practice for the games.

Same rules apply.

And that's why the Craft's been so good

for me, Bruce. Everyone's accepted.

Enough of that shite.

Are you getting any at home, Bladesey?

Well, that side of

things hasn't improved.

This crank caller

just won't stop phoning Bunty.

It's affecting her, you know...

Thing about women,

you have to shag them regularly.

You keep them f***ed, man,

they will do absolutely anything for you.

Actually, two things.

Well shod, well shagged.

And that's what you do

with your wife, Bruce?

Course it f***ing is.

See, these marriage counselling f***ing

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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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