THE GUNMAN

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• Release Year: 2015
• Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
• Plot: The Sister-In-Law is a story of an assassin with a wooden leg and a heart of gold. It is the story of a police inspector with a fierce reputation and a secret to hide. It is the story of a little boy who knows his father is a hero whatever the other kids say. It's the story of a young cop who takes his job seriously. It's the story of a drunken hairdresser and his shrewish wife, and of a police snitch. To a small degree it is the story of somebody's sister-in-law too. I find it difficult to summarise the movie beyond that, because despite the presence of some huuuge genre cliches, the movie really never feels cliched... or like a genre movie. The reason for this is the complex script and rich characterisation. The basic story is quite simple, but it's really just a back story on which a picture of life is woven.If I were king of the world, I would use my wealth and power to make really cool movies. Prince Chatrichalerm Yukoi is evidently a man after my own heart. He's not king of the world either, but being a member of the Thai royal family can't hurt when you want to finance a movie... and you can bet you're not going to get studio execs scribbling over your script and cutting out your best scenes either when you're a prince, I bet. Prince Chatri definitely has an advantage over me when it comes to making movies - no, not the fact that he's a prince, just that he's clearly more talented than me.The Sister-In-Law is not a flashy movie, not a 'cool' movie, just a really well told story. It's a movie that isn't in a hurry to get to its conclusion (it's 141 minutes long), because it wants to make sure that when it gets you there you really care about it. The characters are developed so richly you'll think they're members of your own family, and if you don't care for every one of them by the end then you're just mean.I've yet to see Prince Chatrichalerm's latest, the epic Suriyothai, but after seeing the level of craftsmanship he brought to The Sister-In-Law more than 20 years earlier, I'm really quite keen to watch it as soon as I can spare 4 hours to do so!
• Cast: Blanca Star Olivera, Peter Franzén, Alito Rodgers, David Blakeley, TyLean Polley, Hubert Gomis, Ricky Rajpal, Catalina Fernandez, Stephen Sackur, Jesus Lopez, Ray Winstone, Ancuta Breaban, Dermot Murnaghan, Daniel Adegboyega, Florian Barisey, Natasha Kaplinsky, Billy Billingham, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Jordi Garcia, Xavier Pujolràs, Miguel Ángel Luque, Bomber Hurley-Smith, Idris Elba, Joseph Oliveira, Jozef Aoki, Simon McCoy, Xavier Capdet, Angel Gomez, Sean Penn, Paulina Boneva, Amara Tunkara, Txiki Blasi, Ginny Dee, Brian Lehane, Jd Roth-round, Mark Rylance, Ade Oyefeso, Clive Curtis, Javier Bardem, Erick Hayden, Juan Carlos Dannenberg, Leigh Holland, John Warman, Melina Matthews, Gino Anganda, Peter Brooke, Mark Schardan, Baboucarr Mbye Cham, Sarah Moyle, Ramon Álvarez, Carla Pérez, David Olawale Ayinde, David Howkins, Ángela Fuente, Janette Sharpe, Miquel Àngel Ripeu, Cuco Usín, Tony Corvillo, Armando De Lega, Emilio Buale, Enock Oppong, Jorge Leon Martinez, Ismael Tunkara, Chris Starkie, Daniel Westwood, Boris Martinez, Trevor Comber, Jayme Swiftt, San Yélamos, Domingo Beltrán, Yussifu Alhassan, Pep Munné, Leigh Dent, Abian Padrón, Carlus Fábrega, Annick Weerts, Deborah Rosan, Alejandro Talavante, James Thomas Scott, Dacio Caballero, César Solar, Lynn Blades, Rachel Lascar, John Samuel Kande, Elia Diaz, Jasmine Trinca, Siong Loong Choong, Òscar Foronda, Pierre Morel, Jean-Patrick Manchette, Don MacPherson, Pete Travis
• Director: Pierre Morel
• Runtime: 1:56
• Media Format: Movie