The Business

"This firm will blow you away."

2005 1h 36m EN

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6.1

MID

★6.1TMDB · 139

DramaActionThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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During the '80s, a young man named Frankie dreams of escaping London's South East region, and his mother's thug of a boyfriend gives him just the opportunity. After beating up the abusive beau, Frankie runs off to Spain, where he lands a job delivering a package to the dapper Playboy Charlie, a gangster who takes him under his wing. Working as Charlie's driver, Frankie is immersed in a world of fast cars and pretty women -- but all the excess could be his undoing.

“This firm will blow you away.”

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Cast

Danny Dyer
Frankie
Tamer Hassan
Charlie
Geoff Bell
Sammy
Georgina Chapman
Carly
Eddie Webber
Ronnie
Adam Bolton
Danny
Linda Henry
Shirley
Roland Manookian
Sonny

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nick Love
Writers: Nick Love
Languages: Spanish, English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nick Love, shot by Damian Bromley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ivor Guest. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Stuart Gazzard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Danny Dyer and Tamer Hassan and Geoff Bell carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "This firm will blow you away.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0429715 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nick Love directs. Damian Bromley behind the camera. Ivor Guest scores. Stuart Gazzard cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in Spanish, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 21 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
3Directed by Nick Love, shot by Damian Bromley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ivor Guest. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Stuart Gazzard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Danny Dyer and Tamer Hassan and Geoff Bell carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "This firm will blow you away.".
8IMDB entry: tt0429715 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "drug dealer", "drug smuggling", "smuggling (contraband)", "cocaine".