Film · Dram, Gerilim

The Price (1985)

Brutal terror and financial intrigue clash in this stylish, edgy thriller from Channel 4

Geoffrey Carr is a wealthy, key player in Britain's emerging computer industry, and newly married to Frances , a much younger woman, with wilful daughter Clare from a previous marriage. He'll do anything to make them happy, including stretching his finances to buy a Georgian estate in County Wicklow, where Frances grew up. Frank Crossan is an Irish Republican hitman on the run from British authorities. Seeking refuge with old girlfriend Kate, he creates a plan to kidnap a wealthy Brit for a ransom to fund a major arms deal. Their two worlds collide when Frances and Clare are brutally snatched away to a bleak hideaway and taken hostage. Geoffrey initially wants to cave in to the kidnapper's demands “ but nothing is simple when a personal crisis plays out against the forces of political intrigue, high finance and with the eyes of the media on them.

Yönetmen

Peter Smith

Senarist

Peter Ransley

Ülke

İrlanda, Birleşik Krallık

Dil

İngilizce

Çıkış tarihi

10 Ocak 1985