Andrew Garfield as Eddie Dunford in RED RIDING 1974 directed by Julian Jarrold. Photo Credit: Phil Fisk. An IFC Films release.
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The Red Riding Trilogy (2010)
Opened: 02/05/2010 Limited
| Limited | 02/05/2010 | |
| IFC Center | 02/05/2010 - 02/11/2010 | 7 days |
| DVD | 08/31/2010 |
Trailer: Click for trailer
Genre: British Thriller
Rated: Unrated
Synopsis
An ambitious, dark, and thrilling trilogy of interlinking films set in Yorkshire in the 1970s and 80s.
1974: Yorkshire - a time of paranoia, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to search for the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit that characterises a police investigation into a series of child abductions.
1980: The "Ripper" has tyrannised Yorkshire for six long years and with the local police failing to make any progress, the Home Office sends in Manchester officer Peter Hunter to review the investigation. Having previously made enemies in the Yorkshire force while investigating a shooting incident in 1974, Hunter finds himself increasingly isolated when his version of events challenges their official line on the "Ripper."
1983: Another young girl has disappeared and Detective Chief Superintendent Maurice Jobson recognises some alarming similarities to the abductions in 1974, forcing him to come to terms with the fact that he may have helped convict the wrong man. When local solicitor John Piggott is persuaded to fight this miscarriage of justice, he finds himself slowly uncovering a catalogue of cover ups.
Red Riding is written by Tony Grisoni, adapted from David Peace's cult noir novels. 1974 is directed by Julian Jarrold, 1980 by James Marsh and 1983 by Anand Tucker; produced by Andrew Eaton, Anita Overland and Wendy Brazington; executive produced by Liza Marshall, Hugo Heppell, Norman Merry and commissioned by Head of Channel 4 drama Liza Marshall.
