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Legacy
Legacy
	Legacy
Directed by	Thomas Ikimi
Written by	Thomas Ikimi
Produced by	Thomas Ikimi; Amrit Walia; Idris Elba; Jessica Levick; Arabella Page Croft; Kieran Parker;
Starring	Idris Elba; William Hope;
Release date	28 February 2010 (Glasgow Film Festival);
Country	United Kingdom;
Language	English

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Legacy (also known as Legacy: Black Ops)^[1] is a 2010 psychological thriller film directed by Nigerian/British director Thomas Ikimi and produced by Black Camel Pictures. The film premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival on 28 February 2010 and was released theatrically in the United States on 15 October 2010. The film stars Idris Elba from The Wire (who was also executive producer with Amrit Walia), William Hope, Eamonn Walker and Richard Brake among others.^[2]

Plot synopsis[edit]

The story follows Malcolm Gray (Elba) taking sanctuary in a Brooklyn motel room as his mind slowly unravels. He deals with the repercussions over his past and the rise of his brother Darnell (Walker), a ruthless senator, bent on getting into the White House. It becomes clear that all may not be as it seems.

Cast[edit]

Idris Elba as Malcolm Gray
William Hope as Mark Star
Eamonn Walker as Darnell Gray Jr
Monique Gabriela Curnen as Valentina Gray
Richard Brake as Scott O'Keefe
Clarke Peters as Ola Adenuga
Julian Wadham as Gregor Salenko
Gerald Kyd as Gustavo Helguerra
Mem Ferda as Andriy
Niall Greig Fulton as Vladimir
John Kazek as Dimitri
Annette Badland as Stephanie Gumpel
Lara Pulver as Diane Shaw
Joe Holt as Ronny Tarbuck
Deobia Oparei as Ray Cloglamm
Juliet Howland as Anne
Christina Chong as Jane
Michael Alspaugh as Carl
Michael Callaghan as Mikhail
Finlay Harris as Darnell's supporter
Adam Smith as Rescue Worker

Production[edit]

Director Thomas Ikimi stated at the premiere that, unable to find funding for the film in the UK, he went to Nigeria and was given funding based purely on the fact that he was a Nigerian director rather than on the script itself. He also apologized to the crew for his bad mood throughout filming due to the tightness of the budget and timetable.

The film was completed on the morning of the premiere (28 February 2010), and filmed entirely in Scotland despite being set in Brooklyn.

Reception[edit]

Xan Brooks of The Guardian gave the film two out of five stars, saying "it feels like a one-act play that dreamed it was a first-person shooter game."^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Brooks, Xan (10 March 2011). "Legacy: Black Ops – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2019.)
^ Mitchell2011-01-11T08:41:00+00:00, Wendy. "Revolver strikes UK deal for Legacy starring Idris Elba". Screen. Retrieved 4 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links[edit]

[Guard-1] Brooks, Xan (10 March 2011). "Legacy: Black Ops – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2019.)

[2] Mitchell2011-01-11T08:41:00+00:00, Wendy. "Revolver strikes UK deal for Legacy starring Idris Elba". Screen. Retrieved 4 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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-'''''Legacy''''' is a 2010 psychological thriller film directed by Nigerian/British director Thomas Ikimi and produced by [[Black Camel Pictures]]. The film premièred at the [[Glasgow Film Festival]] on the 28 February 2010 and was released theatrically in the United States on 15 October 2010. The film stars [[Idris Elba]] from ''[[The Wire]]'' (who was also executive producer), [[William Hope (actor)|William Hope]], [[Eamonn Walker]] and [[Richard Brake]] amongst others.
+'''''Legacy''''' (also known as '''''Legacy: Black Ops''''')<ref name="Guard">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/mar/10/legacy-black-ops-film-review|title=Legacy: Black Ops – review|first=Xan|last=Brooks|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=March 10, 2011|access-date=May 22, 2019}})</ref> is a 2010 [[psychological thriller]] film directed by Nigerian/British director Thomas Ikimi and produced by [[Black Camel Pictures]]. The film premiered at the [[Glasgow Film Festival]] on 28 February 2010 and was released theatrically in the United States on 15 October 2010. The film stars [[Idris Elba]] from ''[[The Wire]]'' (who was also executive producer with Amrit Walia), [[William Hope (actor)|William Hope]], [[Eamonn Walker]] and [[Richard Brake]] among others.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mitchell2011-01-11T08:41:00+00:00|first=Wendy|title=Revolver strikes UK deal for Legacy starring Idris Elba|url=https://www.screendaily.com/revolver-strikes-uk-deal-for-legacy-starring-idris-elba/5022091.article|access-date=2021-05-04|website=Screen|language=en}}</ref>
 ==Plot synopsis==
-The story follows Malcolm Gray (Idris Elba) taking sanctuary in a Brooklyn motel room as his mind slowly unravels. He deals with the reprecussions over his past and the rise of his brother Darnell(Eaamon Walker), a ruthless senator, bent on getting into the [[White House]]. It becomes clear that all may not be as it seems.
+The story follows Malcolm Gray (Elba) taking sanctuary in a Brooklyn motel room as his mind slowly unravels. He deals with the repercussions over his past and the rise of his brother Darnell (Walker), a ruthless senator, bent on getting into the [[White House]]. It becomes clear that all may not be as it seems.
 ==Cast==
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 *[[Christina Chong]] as Jane
 *[[Michael Alspaugh]] as Carl
-*[[Michael Callaghan]] as Mikhail
+*[[Michael Callaghan (actor)|Michael Callaghan]] as Mikhail
 *[[Finlay Harris]] as Darnell's supporter
-*[[Adam Smith]] as Rescue Worker
+*Adam Smith as Rescue Worker
-*[[Wolfgang Bodison]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Critically-Acclaimed Film “The Long Wait” Receives “Storytelling Achievement" Award at the 2014 Laughlin International Film Festival|date=3 November 2014|publisher=[[PR Web]]|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/thelongwait/film/prweb12296462.htm|accessdate=28 February 2015}}</ref> as Jim Burgess
 ==Production==
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 The film was completed on the morning of the premiere (28 February 2010), and filmed entirely in Scotland despite being set in Brooklyn.
+==Reception==
+Xan Brooks of ''[[The Guardian]]'' gave the film two out of five stars, saying "it feels like a one-act play that dreamed it was a first-person shooter game."<ref name=Guard />
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 * {{IMDb title|1436034|Legacy}}
-* [http://www.glasgowfilmfestival.org.uk/films/1655 Article at Glasgow Film Festival website]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100405083859/http://www.glasgowfilmfestival.org.uk/films/1655 Article at Glasgow Film Festival website]
 * [http://legacy.themoviereport.com TheMovieReport.com]
-* [http://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/legacy-film30925.html Article at Tribeca Film Festival website]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100516173459/http://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/legacy-film30925.html Article at Tribeca Film Festival website]
-* [http://www.talkbackworld.net/ Talkbackworld.net]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101230042949/http://talkbackworld.net/ Talkbackworld.net]
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