Heartless - Trailer (2009)

[information] Heartless is a 2009 British horror film directed by Philip Ridley and starring Jim Sturgess, Noel Clarke, Clémence Poésy and Eddie Marsan. [PLOT] Jamie Morgan (Jim Sturgess) is a troubled photographer with a heart-shaped birthmark on his face. At the photographic studio he shares with his brother and nephew Lee, he meets aspiring model Tia (Clémence Poésy). A series of horrific events - including the separate murders of his mother and former gang member neighbour AJ - lead Jamie first to the brink of suicide, then to the apartment of Papa B (Joseph Mawle) and his assistant Belle (Nikita Mistry). He is offered a Faustian bargain: fulfill Papa B’s desire for chaos with occasional acts of vandalism in return for the removal of his birthmarks. Despite Papa B being responsible for his mother's death Jamie consents, his skin being restored by an act of self-immolation. Initially things go well: a chance meeting with Tia leads a newly-confident Jamie to the park, where his deceased father taught him to use a camera. The deal sours, however, when the Weapons Man arrives: Jamie must now commit murder; first of a gigolo, then Tia. At the studio, it is revealed that Tia and Lee intended to steal his mother's jewels from the safe. Tia had initially meant only to help Lee gain access to the safe, but she ended up falling sincerely in love with Jamie. During the ensuing struggle Tia is accidentally shot, and Lee is soon killed by She, the gang leader to whom he owed money ...

Channel: YouTube Video Length: 2m 2s Date Found: Sat, Jun 04 2011 7:34 PM Category: Entertainment Date Produced: Sat, Jun 04 2011 6:06 PM View Count: 0