Review by Mark Longden
Just out is this fascinating movie, based on the stage play “Radio Luxembourg” by Mick Donnellan. Two Irish men, Joe and Paddy, mercenaries of some sort, are driving through the semi-desert landscape of an unnamed country, bantering about their lives; then they stop to kill a guard post full of local soldiers, then they carry on with their day as if they’d only stopped to get a coffee.
The first half of “Tiger Raid” is essentially a two-hander, and it’s kudos to actors Brian Gleeson (Joe) and Damien Molony (Paddy) for inhabiting the characters so well, two men who look legitimately filthy and worn out – it was a surprise to check their IMDb page and find two clean-cut men looking back. There’s no easy way to categorise either man, as the power in the relationship shifts as they go along. They both work for a man called Dave,...
Just out is this fascinating movie, based on the stage play “Radio Luxembourg” by Mick Donnellan. Two Irish men, Joe and Paddy, mercenaries of some sort, are driving through the semi-desert landscape of an unnamed country, bantering about their lives; then they stop to kill a guard post full of local soldiers, then they carry on with their day as if they’d only stopped to get a coffee.
The first half of “Tiger Raid” is essentially a two-hander, and it’s kudos to actors Brian Gleeson (Joe) and Damien Molony (Paddy) for inhabiting the characters so well, two men who look legitimately filthy and worn out – it was a surprise to check their IMDb page and find two clean-cut men looking back. There’s no easy way to categorise either man, as the power in the relationship shifts as they go along. They both work for a man called Dave,...
- 5/8/2017
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Complete with engaging, morally ambiguous, colloquial conversation throughout – it only takes a few moments to realise that Simon Dixon’s Tiger Raid is based on a stage production. A more accomplished endeavour wouldn’t have allowed for the fact this is an adaptation of Mick Donnellan’s Radio Luxembourg to be so patently evident, but that’s […]
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- 10/7/2016
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Bankside secures key deal following Tribeca world premiere.
Simon Dixon’s mercenary thriller Tiger Raid has been snapped up for the UK and Ireland by Altitude Film Distribution.
Bankside Films closed the deal on the film, which received its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival and will have its UK premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival on June 25.
The film centres on two cold-blooded mercenaries, played by Brian Gleeson and Damien Molony, who are on a mission in Iraq to kidnap a woman, played by Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service). But her abduction leads to complications and betrayal.
Tiger Raid is a Dixon Baxi Evans film, produced by Gareth Coulam Evans with the participation of The Irish Film Board. Co-producers are Martina Niland and David Collins for Samson Films.
Adapted from the stage play entitled Radio Luxembourg by Mick Donnellan, the film was written by Mick Donnellan, Dixon and Evans.
The deal was...
Simon Dixon’s mercenary thriller Tiger Raid has been snapped up for the UK and Ireland by Altitude Film Distribution.
Bankside Films closed the deal on the film, which received its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival and will have its UK premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival on June 25.
The film centres on two cold-blooded mercenaries, played by Brian Gleeson and Damien Molony, who are on a mission in Iraq to kidnap a woman, played by Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service). But her abduction leads to complications and betrayal.
Tiger Raid is a Dixon Baxi Evans film, produced by Gareth Coulam Evans with the participation of The Irish Film Board. Co-producers are Martina Niland and David Collins for Samson Films.
Adapted from the stage play entitled Radio Luxembourg by Mick Donnellan, the film was written by Mick Donnellan, Dixon and Evans.
The deal was...
- 5/31/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Fearlessly fighting to achieve their emotional and physical goals can be an equally liberating and daunting experience for anyone, even the most seemingly tough and resolute soldiers who have committed to not allowing any obstacle hinder their progress. The two lead mercenaries in the new action thriller, ‘Tiger Raid,’ are the prime example of courageous men who daringly and willingly put their own lives in danger in order to fulfill a dangerous mission. The cast and crew of the drama, which was directed by Simon Dixon, who co-wrote the script with Gareth Coulam Evans and Mick Donnellan, also commendably conquered a sentimental milestone when they attended the film’s World Premiere [ Read More ]
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- 4/23/2016
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Tiger Raid is a grimy hour-and-twenty minutes of cut-throat, iron-sighted tension, until a vacuous ending drops all its subplots at once – like a juggler who raises his hands mid-act and declares “Done!” We’re drenched in the sinful hellishness of war, and dragged through a game of wits between two mercenaries who are constantly testing each other’s boundaries. Simon Dixon’s feature debut grabs our attention with morally ambiguous proclamations, but squanders unpaid debts on a finale that hurriedly explains a string of MacGuffins with the grace of The Incredible Hulk. Frantic psychological thrills sizzle under the Middle East’s vicious heat lamp, but Dixon simply runs out of gas a few miles too soon.
Brian Gleeson and Damien Molony star as Joe and Paddy, two guns for hire who are carrying out a hush-hush kidnapping mission. Their boss, Dave, arranges for ransoms once his solider teams secure their hostage,...
Brian Gleeson and Damien Molony star as Joe and Paddy, two guns for hire who are carrying out a hush-hush kidnapping mission. Their boss, Dave, arranges for ransoms once his solider teams secure their hostage,...
- 4/18/2016
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
The Midnight screenings for the 15th edition of Tribeca Film Festival were announced yesterday and several horror films made the list. The horror anthology Holidays, Fear, Inc. starring Abigail Breslin, and Rob Blackhurst’s Here Alone round out the six world premieres in that section. Tribeca Film Festival starts on April 13th and will continue until April 24th.
Press Release: New York, NY [March 8, 2016] – The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by At&T, today announced the feature films in the Spotlight, Midnight, and Special Screening sections. Also announced was the Centerpiece film, Works In Progress screenings, and the feature film lineup for the 10th annual Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival. The 15th edition of Tff will take place from April 13th to April 24th in New York City.
The Midnight section will open with the World Premiere of the highly anticipated horror anthology, Holidays, from some of today’s most visionary genre filmmakers.
Press Release: New York, NY [March 8, 2016] – The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by At&T, today announced the feature films in the Spotlight, Midnight, and Special Screening sections. Also announced was the Centerpiece film, Works In Progress screenings, and the feature film lineup for the 10th annual Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival. The 15th edition of Tff will take place from April 13th to April 24th in New York City.
The Midnight section will open with the World Premiere of the highly anticipated horror anthology, Holidays, from some of today’s most visionary genre filmmakers.
- 3/9/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
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