''The Corrupted'' is a 2019 British

crime thriller film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as drama or gangster film, but al ...

directed by Ron Scalpello from a screenplay by Nick Moorcroft. The film stars

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, Charlie Murphy, Naomi Ackie, Joe Claflin, Sam Otto, Cathal Pendred and

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, and follows an ex-convict who tries to win back the trust of his family after losing everything to a local crime syndicate.

Cast

as Liam McDonagh, an ex-convict ** Jack Veal as young Liam *

as Clifford Cullen, the leader of a local crime syndicate *

as Anthony Hammond * Cathal Pendred as Gerry Dwyer * Shaun Dooley as Eamonn * Charlie Murphy as DC Gemma Connelly *

as DS Neil Beckett *

as DCI Raymond Ellery * Lorraine Ashbourne as Pam Cullen, wife of Clifford Cullen * Adam Long as Warren Byford * Joe Claflin as Sean McDonagh * Naomi Ackie as Grace, Liam's wife * Aled Arhyel as Archie, Liam's son * George Russo as DI Frank Walsh *

Don Gilet Don Gilet (born 17 January 1967) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as DS Nicky Cole in ''55 Degrees North'', DI Mervin Wilson in ''Death in Paradise'', Lucas Johnson in ''EastEnders'', and Jesse Law in ''Holby City''. Early ...

as DI Graham Patterson * Alec McKenna as Isaac Gale * Decca Heggie as Jonjo Dixon * Sam Otto as Nayan Khaliq * Linal Haft as Albert Grimes * Silas Carson as Mayor Ahmad * Kirsty Hoiles as probation officer * Jo Dyson as Mrs Byford * Simon Chandler as Andrew Reid, Dy Asst Commissioner * Nya Summer as Jodie Connelly * Andrei Satalov as Besmir Rugova

Production

Development

On 20 June 2017, Eclipse Global Entertainment announced Ron Scalpello as director on their website.

Casting

On 5 February 2018, it was announced that

had joined the cast alongside

and Naomi Ackie were also added. On 16 March 2018,

was cast as a police detective.

Filming

Principal photography commenced on 16 March 2018 in various locations around London. Some filming took place on the Dartford area of the

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as the setting of a crime scene.

Release

The film was released theatrically in the United Kingdom on 10 May 2019 by Entertainment Film Distributors.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Corrupted, The 2019 films 2019 crime thriller films 2010s British films 2010s English-language films 2010s mystery thriller films British crime thriller films British mystery thriller films English-language crime thriller films Films set in 2012 Films set in London Films shot in Kent Films shot in London English-language mystery thriller films