''Legacy'' (also known as ''Legacy: Black Ops'')) is a 2010

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film directed by Nigerian/British director Thomas Ikimi and produced by Black Camel Pictures. The film premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival on 28 February 2010 and was released theatrically in the United States on 15 October 2010. The film stars

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from ''

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'' (who was also executive producer with Amrit Walia),

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, Eamonn Walker and

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among others.

Plot synopsis

The story follows Malcolm Gray (Elba) taking sanctuary in a Brooklyn motel room as his mind slowly unravels. He deals with the repercussions over his past and the rise of his brother Darnell (Walker), a ruthless senator, bent on getting into the

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. It becomes clear that all may not be as it seems.

Cast

Idris Elba Idrissa Akuna Elba (; born 6 September 1972) is an English actor.

as Malcolm Gray *

as Mark Star * Eamonn Walker as Darnell Gray Jr * Monique Gabriela Curnen as Valentina Gray *

as Scott O'Keefe * Clarke Peters as Ola Adenuga * Julian Wadham as Gregor Salenko * Gerald Kyd as Gustavo Helguerra *

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as Andriy *

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as Vladimir *

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as Dimitri * Annette Badland as Stephanie Gumpel *

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as Diane Shaw *

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as Ronny Tarbuck *

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as Ray Cloglamm *

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as Anne * Christina Chong as Jane *

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as Carl * Michael Callaghan as Mikhail *

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as Darnell's supporter * Adam Smith as Rescue Worker

Production

Director Thomas Ikimi stated at the premiere that, unable to find funding for the film in the UK, he went to Nigeria and was given funding based purely on the fact that he was a Nigerian director rather than on the script itself. He also apologized to the crew for his bad mood throughout filming due to the tightness of the budget and timetable. The film was completed on the morning of the premiere (28 February 2010), and filmed entirely in Scotland despite being set in Brooklyn.

Reception

Xan Brooks of ''

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'' gave the film two out of five starts, saying "it feels like a one-act play that dreamed it was a first-person shooter game."

References

External links

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Article at Glasgow Film Festival website

TheMovieReport.com

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