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, directed by

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and produced/written by

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. The film stars

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, Paul Barber,

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, and

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. It is based on the play of the same name by Nicky Allt. The film's trailer was revealed on 8 August 2014 and was released on 11 September 2014 exclusively at

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in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The film was released worldwide on 15 September.

Plot

Two down on their luck Liverpool cabbies, Tommy and Gerry, strike an unusual deal with a local gangster to take their sons on a trip of a lifetime, to watch their beloved football team play in the European Cup Final in Istanbul against A. C. Milan. Hoping to use the trip as a chance to bond with their sons, big trouble awaits them in the form of a sexy hotel chambermaid, two ruthless crooks on a mission and a bag of counterfeit cash".

Cast

as Tommy * Paul Barber as Gerry *

as Joseph *

as Carmella Jones * Gamze Seber as Leyla *

as Altan * Mark Womack as Tony Fitz * Natasha Jones as Tia Edwards

Release

The premiere was held on 10 September 2014 at the Odeon Cinema in

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and was attended by

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alongside more Liverpool players. The film went on general release in the UK on 11 September. The film was released in the UK on DVD on 2 February 2015.

References

External links

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Official trailer
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