Dead Man Running

Dead Man Running is a 2009 British crime comedy film directed by Alex De Rakoff, written by De Rakoff and John Luton, and starring Tamer Hassan and Danny Dyer. Football players Ashley Cole and Rio Ferdinand served as executive producers. Plot After an increasing number of his clients fail to make good on their payments, Mr Thigo decides to take matters into his own hands, travelling to London to make an example of local bad boy and debtor Nick. Thigo gives Nick just 24 hours to pay back the £100,000 he owes, and, as an incentive, Thigo holds Nick's wheelchair-using mother hostage. Since Nick is already financially challenged, he is forced to be creative in order to come up with the money. At the same time, Thigo sabotages Nick's efforts in order to be sure that he can take revenge on Nick to prove a point to the other debtors. Cast Tamer Hassan as Nick Kane Danny Dyer as Bing Brenda Blethyn as Mrs. Kane Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson as Thigo Monet Mazur as Frankie Ashley Walters as Fitzroy Phil Davis as Johnny Sands Blake Ritson as Jarvis Bronson Webb as Smudger Alan Ford as Sol Andrew "Tiny Iron" Harrison as "Brick Wall" Omid Djalili as Fat Bald Man Release The film was released in the United Kingdom on 30 October 2009. It grossed $681,354 in the UK and $735,875 in total foreign gross. Phase 4 Films released it in the US.