50 Dead Men Walking Trailer - Jim Sturgess

On the recommendation of a mate I recently watched 21. Based on a true story it follows a a group of young college grads who are trained by their lecturer (Kevin Spacey), to effectively cheat at the card game 21. Although Spacey will get many of the headlines the other lead actor in the film is also excellent, Jim Sturgess.

Now, Jim has a couple of new films which really are worth a mention. 50 Dead Men Walking sees Sturgess play Martin McGarland an informer for the IRA and his British ‘handler’ Ben Kingsley. Set in the late 80’s to early 90’s the film gets it’s name from the fact that McGartland claimed to have saved 50 mens lives in his time as an informant. The film won critical acclaim and caused controversy as the real Marty McGartland tried to block it’s release.

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