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Filth

Filth

It's a filthy job getting to the top, but someone's got to do it.

20136.81h 37m

Overview

A bigoted junkie cop suffering from borderline personality disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way in a bid to secure promotion.

Directed by Jon S. Baird
Written by Jon S. Baird, Irvine Welsh
Produced by Stephen Mao, Mark Amin, Christian Angermayer
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $9.1M

Top Cast

James McAvoy

James McAvoy

Bruce

Jamie Bell

Jamie Bell

Lennox

Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan

Bladesey

Imogen Poots

Imogen Poots

Drummond

Brian McCardie

Brian McCardie

Gillman

Emun Elliott

Emun Elliott

Inglis

Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

Gus

John Sessions

John Sessions

Toal

Shauna Macdonald

Shauna Macdonald

Carole

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Dr Rossi

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookdetectivecocaineinvestigationmanipulationdark comedyedinburgh, scotlandhallucinationsexismcopmurderdirty copdrugsdrunkennesschristmasbipolar disordercorrupt copmisanthropeexhilarated

About Filth

Filth is a crime, drama, comedy film released in 2013 exploring themes of based on novel or book, detective, cocaine, investigation, manipulation, dark comedy. Directed by Jon S. Baird, it stars James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Eddie Marsan. A bigoted junkie cop suffering from borderline personality disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way in a bid to secure promotion.

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