Filth

Name: Filth
Genre: Crime, Drama, Comedy
Released: 2013-09-23
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Eddie Marsan, Imogen Poots, Brian McCardie

It's a filthy job getting to the top, but someone's got to do it.

Filth (2013)

Timing: 1:37 (97 min)

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Release date

2013-09-23

Country

Belgium, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Production

Film i Väst, Altitude Film Entertainment, Filmgate Films, Maven Screen Media, Egoli Tossell Film, Creative Scotland, Studio MAO, Entre Chien et Loup, Mollywood, Steel Mill Pictures, Logie Pictures, Film House Germany, Maven Pictures, Lionsgate UK

Genre

Crime, Drama, Comedy

Budget

$5 000 000

Revenue

$8 377 987

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Director

Jon S. Baird

Actors

James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Eddie Marsan, Imogen Poots, Brian McCardie, Emun Elliott, Gary Lewis, John Sessions, Shauna Macdonald, Jim Broadbent
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Scenario

Producer

James McAvoy, Jens Meurer, Celine Rattray, Mark Amin, Will Clarke, Jon S. Baird, Trudie Styler, Stephen Mao, Christian Angermayer, Ken Marshall

Operator

Matthew Jensen

Composer

Clint Mansell

Artist

Mike Gunn

Audition

Janet Hirshenson, Jane Jenkins, Kahleen Crawford

Editing

Mark Eckersley
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Short description

A bigoted junkie cop suffering from bipolar disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way through the festive season in a bid to secure promotion and win back his wife and daughter.

What's left behind the scenes

The room where Bruce’s consultation with the doctor takes place is very similar to the room from the film '2001: A Space Odyssey' (1968).
Filming took place in Scotland, England, Germany, Belgium, and Sweden.
The film is based on Irvine Welsh's novel 'Filth' (1998).
One of the singers in David Soul's car during the performance of 'Silver Lady' is his daughter, Hina Soul.
In early versions of the script, the song 'I Wanna Know What Love Is' by Foreigner was supposed to be sung in the car. But Irvine Welsh chose 'Silver Lady'.
The film is based on the novel Filth (1998) by Irvine Welsh.
The room where Bruce's consultation with the doctor takes place is very similar to a room from the film "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968).
In the scene where the sick Bruce vomits, James McAvoy, who played the role, was actually vomiting.
One of the singers in David Soul's car during the performance of the song "Silver Lady" is his daughter, Hina Soul.
In early versions of the script, the song "I Wanna Know What Love Is" by Foreigner was supposed to be sung in the car. However, Irvine Welsh chose "Silver Lady".
On the eve of Christmas, Bruce Robertson reads football scores in a shop window during the day. This happens around 4:45 PM, at which time of year it should already be dark outside.
While on vacation in Hamburg, Bladesy reads to Bruce from a guidebook that modern Germany has existed since 1865. German unification actually occurred only in 1871.
In the scene where the sick Bruce is vomiting, James McAvoy, who played him, actually threw up.