Movie
Son of a Gun
Overview
Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old JR quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. Protection, if you can get it, is paramount. JR soon finds himself under the watchful eye of Australia's most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch, but protection comes at a price.
Details
- Release date
- 2014-10-16
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Media House Capital, Altitude Film Entertainment, Daydream Productions, Bridle Path Films, Southern Light Films, WBMC, Screen Australia, ScreenWest, Lotterywest, Screen NSW, Hopscotch Entertainment One
- Country
- Australia, Canada, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ewan McGregor as Brendan Lynch
- Brenton Thwaites as JR White
- Alicia Vikander as Tasha
- Jacek Koman as Sam
- Matt Nable as Sterlo
- Tom Budge as Josh
- Nash Edgerton as Chris
- Damon Herriman as Private Wilson
- Eddie Baroo as Merv
- Marko Jovanović as Ken
- Sam Hutchin as Dave
- Lucas Brown as Andy
Crew
- Julius Avery - Director
- Julius Avery - Writer
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