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The Heavy (18)

  • Consumer Advice: Contains very strong language and strong bloody violence
  • Run time: 1 hour 42 mins
  • Genre: Thriller / Drama
  • Release date: 16th April 2010
  • Original release date: 4th September 2009

Plot Synopsis

Betrayed by his brother and condemned to prison, Mitchell ‘Boots’ Mason (Gary Stretch), is forced to act as ‘The Heavy’ for wealthy business man Anawalt (Stephen Rea) and his slimy assistant Rubin (Lee Ryan), upon his release. To earn his freedom Boots has one last job to complete. Meanwhile his brother, Christian Mason (Adrian Paul), is a high flying politician contemplating life as the next Prime Minister and keen to steer clear of his brother’s shady work. Unexpectedly, Boots has the opportunity to save Christian’s life. Pressured by his father (Christopher Lee) and pursued by unscrupulous police detective Dunn (Vinnie Jones), Boots is torn between revenge and survival…