A Peugeot saloon, one of two. Even as the bottle of water is emptied over the struggling engine not enough to tell if it's a 405 or the Iranian manufactured Rd/Roa. That last a possibility because we are in Afghanistan, in the hinterlands. It might matter if this were the variant manufactured under license that was rear wheel drive because of how tightly packed, tightly wound things are.
They are crossing the border. The screen will go completely black on two occasions, the sound completely silent once. The heat of the desert and the blue sky reaching up from the dust will be punctured by screams. There will be yelling, and more.
The desert is as unforgiving as that of Wake In Fright, the borders as porous as those of Europa, the landscape as hostile as those of Tiger Raid, the morality as conflicted as in Sicario. Inside the car.
They are crossing the border. The screen will go completely black on two occasions, the sound completely silent once. The heat of the desert and the blue sky reaching up from the dust will be punctured by screams. There will be yelling, and more.
The desert is as unforgiving as that of Wake In Fright, the borders as porous as those of Europa, the landscape as hostile as those of Tiger Raid, the morality as conflicted as in Sicario. Inside the car.
- 3/22/2023
- by Andrew Robertson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Review by Mark Longden
Just out is this fascinating movie, based on the stage play “Radio Luxembourg” by Mick Donnellan. Two Irish men, Joe and Paddy, mercenaries of some sort, are driving through the semi-desert landscape of an unnamed country, bantering about their lives; then they stop to kill a guard post full of local soldiers, then they carry on with their day as if they’d only stopped to get a coffee.
The first half of “Tiger Raid” is essentially a two-hander, and it’s kudos to actors Brian Gleeson (Joe) and Damien Molony (Paddy) for inhabiting the characters so well, two men who look legitimately filthy and worn out – it was a surprise to check their IMDb page and find two clean-cut men looking back. There’s no easy way to categorise either man, as the power in the relationship shifts as they go along. They both work for a man called Dave,...
Just out is this fascinating movie, based on the stage play “Radio Luxembourg” by Mick Donnellan. Two Irish men, Joe and Paddy, mercenaries of some sort, are driving through the semi-desert landscape of an unnamed country, bantering about their lives; then they stop to kill a guard post full of local soldiers, then they carry on with their day as if they’d only stopped to get a coffee.
The first half of “Tiger Raid” is essentially a two-hander, and it’s kudos to actors Brian Gleeson (Joe) and Damien Molony (Paddy) for inhabiting the characters so well, two men who look legitimately filthy and worn out – it was a surprise to check their IMDb page and find two clean-cut men looking back. There’s no easy way to categorise either man, as the power in the relationship shifts as they go along. They both work for a man called Dave,...
- 5/8/2017
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Battling a fellow mercenary who you’re reluctantly bound to during a dangerous job is a challenging task for even the toughest fighter. The assignment can become even more difficult if both outlaws are unable to face the truth of who they are. Actors Brian Gleeson and Damien Molony embody the perfect examples of the fiercest, […]
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- 5/3/2017
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
To mark the release of Tiger Rain on 17th October, we’ve been given 1 copy to give away on DVD. Joe (Brian Gleeson: Day 6) and Paddy (Damien Molony: No Man’s Land) are members of a private security crew working in the Middle East travelling through an inhospitable desert and assigned to kidnap Shadha (Sofia Boutella: Kingsman), […]
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- 10/17/2016
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Complete with engaging, morally ambiguous, colloquial conversation throughout – it only takes a few moments to realise that Simon Dixon’s Tiger Raid is based on a stage production. A more accomplished endeavour wouldn’t have allowed for the fact this is an adaptation of Mick Donnellan’s Radio Luxembourg to be so patently evident, but that’s […]
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- 10/7/2016
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Brian Gleeson (brother of Domhnall Glesson) and Damien Molony star as two mercenaries teetering on the edge of sanity in Simon Dixon’s gritty debut feature, Tiger Raid. The film picks up when the two professionals take a job to kidnap the daughter of a powerful Middle Eastern politician, played by Star Trek Beyond’s Sofia Boutella, and the years of violence come crashing to a head. Tiger Raid premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival this year, where early reviews praised its brashness, the performances of its three main leads, as well as the confluences of a surprising plot. The trailer certainly highlights a character driven story at the centre of a decidedly R-rated work. Heres the official synopsis: "Joe and Paddy are members of a private security crew...
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- 7/6/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Yes, there is another actor from the Gleeson family. While his brother Domhnall and father Brendan Gleeson have worldwide attention for their various roles, Brian Gleeson has been receiving acclaim on the Irish TV and film circuit. Ahead of a part in Assassin’s Creed and Darren Aronofsky‘s next film, he’ll be seen in Tiger Raid, which screened at Tribeca Film Festival this year.
Directed by Simon Dixon, the first trailer has now arrived for the film, which follows Gleeson and Damien Molony (Kill Your Friends) as they are assigned to kidnap a character portraying by Sofia Boutella, who will be seen in Star Trek Beyond this month. The trailer paints an intense, small-scale drama, and will hopefully help it get in the eyes of potential distributors here in the United States.
Check it out below, along with the poster.
Tiger Raid tells the story of two mercenaries,...
Directed by Simon Dixon, the first trailer has now arrived for the film, which follows Gleeson and Damien Molony (Kill Your Friends) as they are assigned to kidnap a character portraying by Sofia Boutella, who will be seen in Star Trek Beyond this month. The trailer paints an intense, small-scale drama, and will hopefully help it get in the eyes of potential distributors here in the United States.
Check it out below, along with the poster.
Tiger Raid tells the story of two mercenaries,...
- 7/6/2016
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
"The end is coming, you know what I mean? Time to get paid!" A trailer has debuted online for a film called Tiger Raid, about two mercenaries hired to kidnap the daughter of a powerful man in the Middle East. That sounds like it might be a bit odd, but this actually looks interesting. Brian Gleeson (son of Brendan and brother of Domhnall) and Damien Molony star as the two mercs, who "ride a wave of pitch-black camaraderie as they travel through the desert night on their way to carry out" their job. Sofia Boutella (also starring in the upcoming Star Trek Beyond) plays the woman who is being kidnapped. It's rare to see a film that provides some empathy for mercenaries, but this looks like it is quite unique. Worth checking out. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Simon Dixon's Tiger Raid, direct from YouTube: Tells the story of two mercenaries,...
- 7/6/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Festival guests will include director Jim Sheridan and actress Ruth Negga.
Netflix-acquired war-drama The Siege of Jadotville - which tells the true story of a battalion under attack in the Congo in the 1960s - leads a strong line-up of Irish cinema at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh (July 5 - 10).
The film stars Jamie Dornan as Commandant Pat Quinlan, who led an Irish battalion of United Nations soldiers during a tense stand-off against local troops and foreign mercenaries in the Congo in 1961.
The Parallel Film-produced title, a directorial debut by Richie Smyth based on the novel by Irish journalist Declan Power, will have a special screening at the Fleadh.
It is one of several Irish films that will bow at the Fleadh, which runs from July 5th-10th. The festival will also focus on world cinema and Finnish cinema. Guests include director Jim Sheridan, actress Ruth Negga and screenwriter Kirsten Smith.
Property Of The State, a drama...
Netflix-acquired war-drama The Siege of Jadotville - which tells the true story of a battalion under attack in the Congo in the 1960s - leads a strong line-up of Irish cinema at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh (July 5 - 10).
The film stars Jamie Dornan as Commandant Pat Quinlan, who led an Irish battalion of United Nations soldiers during a tense stand-off against local troops and foreign mercenaries in the Congo in 1961.
The Parallel Film-produced title, a directorial debut by Richie Smyth based on the novel by Irish journalist Declan Power, will have a special screening at the Fleadh.
It is one of several Irish films that will bow at the Fleadh, which runs from July 5th-10th. The festival will also focus on world cinema and Finnish cinema. Guests include director Jim Sheridan, actress Ruth Negga and screenwriter Kirsten Smith.
Property Of The State, a drama...
- 6/21/2016
- ScreenDaily
Bankside secures key deal following Tribeca world premiere.
Simon Dixon’s mercenary thriller Tiger Raid has been snapped up for the UK and Ireland by Altitude Film Distribution.
Bankside Films closed the deal on the film, which received its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival and will have its UK premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival on June 25.
The film centres on two cold-blooded mercenaries, played by Brian Gleeson and Damien Molony, who are on a mission in Iraq to kidnap a woman, played by Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service). But her abduction leads to complications and betrayal.
Tiger Raid is a Dixon Baxi Evans film, produced by Gareth Coulam Evans with the participation of The Irish Film Board. Co-producers are Martina Niland and David Collins for Samson Films.
Adapted from the stage play entitled Radio Luxembourg by Mick Donnellan, the film was written by Mick Donnellan, Dixon and Evans.
The deal was...
Simon Dixon’s mercenary thriller Tiger Raid has been snapped up for the UK and Ireland by Altitude Film Distribution.
Bankside Films closed the deal on the film, which received its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival and will have its UK premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival on June 25.
The film centres on two cold-blooded mercenaries, played by Brian Gleeson and Damien Molony, who are on a mission in Iraq to kidnap a woman, played by Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service). But her abduction leads to complications and betrayal.
Tiger Raid is a Dixon Baxi Evans film, produced by Gareth Coulam Evans with the participation of The Irish Film Board. Co-producers are Martina Niland and David Collins for Samson Films.
Adapted from the stage play entitled Radio Luxembourg by Mick Donnellan, the film was written by Mick Donnellan, Dixon and Evans.
The deal was...
- 5/31/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Will Clarke’s Altitude Film Distribution has acquired UK and Ireland rights to Simon Dixon’s Tiger Raid. Bankside is handling international sales. The film, which stars Brian Gleeson (Assassin's Creed), Damien Molony (Kill Your Friends) and Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: Secret Service), tells the story of Joe and Paddy, members of a private security crew working in the Middle East. They have been assigned to kidnap the daughter of a powerful man as part of a major robbery – a…...
- 5/31/2016
- Deadline
Highlights include the UK premiere of Finding Dory and the world premiere of the 4K restoration of Highlander [pictured].Scroll down for competition titles
The line-up for the 70th Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has been unveiled this morning by artistic director Mark Adams.
This year’s Eiff (June 15-26) will comprise a total 161 features from 46 countries including: 22 world premieres, five international premieres, 17 European premieres and 85 UK premieres.
Highlights include the UK premiere of Disney-Pixar animation Finding Dory, in-person events that include Us indie filmmaker Kevin Smith and Sex & The City actress Kim Cattrall, and the opening and closing gala world premieres of the previously announced Tommy’s Honour and Whisky Galore!.
Old classics will be re-imagined with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra performing the score to E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial live at Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre and the world premiere of the newly-restored 4K version of Highlander, celebrating its 30th anniversary with star Clancy Brown in attendance.
The...
The line-up for the 70th Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has been unveiled this morning by artistic director Mark Adams.
This year’s Eiff (June 15-26) will comprise a total 161 features from 46 countries including: 22 world premieres, five international premieres, 17 European premieres and 85 UK premieres.
Highlights include the UK premiere of Disney-Pixar animation Finding Dory, in-person events that include Us indie filmmaker Kevin Smith and Sex & The City actress Kim Cattrall, and the opening and closing gala world premieres of the previously announced Tommy’s Honour and Whisky Galore!.
Old classics will be re-imagined with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra performing the score to E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial live at Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre and the world premiere of the newly-restored 4K version of Highlander, celebrating its 30th anniversary with star Clancy Brown in attendance.
The...
- 5/25/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The Hobbit star to topline zombie thriller from The Babadook producer; Bankside launches sales.
The Hobbit star Martin Freeman is attached to star in zombie pandemic thriller Cargo from producer Kristina Ceyton (The Babadook).
Bankside is launching international sales on the project in Cannes and has pre-sold UK rights to Icon Film Distribution, which had success at the local box office with The Babadook. Umbrella Entertainment will release in Australia/New Zealand.
The feature is based on Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling’s short of the same name, which clocked more than 10 million views on YouTube. Howling will direct with fellow first-time feature director Ramke, who has also written the script.
Freeman, who stars alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in hit BBC series Sherlock, will play a father who, stranded in rural Australia in the aftermath of a violent pandemic and, infected himself, desperately seeks a new home for his infant child and a means to protect her from...
The Hobbit star Martin Freeman is attached to star in zombie pandemic thriller Cargo from producer Kristina Ceyton (The Babadook).
Bankside is launching international sales on the project in Cannes and has pre-sold UK rights to Icon Film Distribution, which had success at the local box office with The Babadook. Umbrella Entertainment will release in Australia/New Zealand.
The feature is based on Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling’s short of the same name, which clocked more than 10 million views on YouTube. Howling will direct with fellow first-time feature director Ramke, who has also written the script.
Freeman, who stars alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in hit BBC series Sherlock, will play a father who, stranded in rural Australia in the aftermath of a violent pandemic and, infected himself, desperately seeks a new home for his infant child and a means to protect her from...
- 5/13/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Star Trek Beyond and The Mummy actress joins cast of upcoming thriller sold by Altitude.
Burgeoning star Sofia Boutella, who is currently filming opposite Tom Cruise in Universal’s The Mummy and will have a major role in Paramount’s upcoming Star Trek Beyond, has signed on for sci-fi thriller Gateway 6, which is currently in pre-production.
Boutella and veteran Jurgen Prochnow (The Da Vinci Code) are joining Deadpool villain Ed Skrein and Rhys Ifans (The Amazing Spider-Man) in the story of a squad of soldiers stranded on an abandoned military base in a post-apocalyptic Earth who are waiting for the relief or the enemy…whichever comes first.
The Malachi Smyth (Ghost Machine)-written project, which topped the most recent Brit List of the best unproduced screenplays, marks the feature debut of director Tanel Toom, whose short The Confession was Oscar nominated in 2011.
Altitude Film Sales is handling international sales on the film, which is due...
Burgeoning star Sofia Boutella, who is currently filming opposite Tom Cruise in Universal’s The Mummy and will have a major role in Paramount’s upcoming Star Trek Beyond, has signed on for sci-fi thriller Gateway 6, which is currently in pre-production.
Boutella and veteran Jurgen Prochnow (The Da Vinci Code) are joining Deadpool villain Ed Skrein and Rhys Ifans (The Amazing Spider-Man) in the story of a squad of soldiers stranded on an abandoned military base in a post-apocalyptic Earth who are waiting for the relief or the enemy…whichever comes first.
The Malachi Smyth (Ghost Machine)-written project, which topped the most recent Brit List of the best unproduced screenplays, marks the feature debut of director Tanel Toom, whose short The Confession was Oscar nominated in 2011.
Altitude Film Sales is handling international sales on the film, which is due...
- 5/6/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Star Trek Beyond and The Mummy actress joins cast of upcoming thriller sold by Altitude.
Burgeoning star Sofia Boutella, who is currently filming opposite Tom Cruise in Universal’s The Mummy and will have a major role in Paramount’s upcoming Star Trek Beyond, has signed on for sci-fi thriller Gateway 6, which is currently in pre-production.
Boutella and veteran Jurgen Prochnow (The Da Vinci Code) are joining Deadpool villain Ed Skrein and Rhys Ifans (The Amazing Spider-Man) in the story of a squad of soldiers stranded on an abandoned military base in a post-apocalyptic Earth who are waiting for the relief or the enemy…whichever comes first.
The Malachi Smyth (Ghost Machine)-written project, which topped the most recent Brit List of the best unproduced screenplays, marks the feature debut of director Tanel Toom, whose short The Confession was Oscar nominated in 2011.
Altitude Film Sales is handling international sales on the film, which is due...
Burgeoning star Sofia Boutella, who is currently filming opposite Tom Cruise in Universal’s The Mummy and will have a major role in Paramount’s upcoming Star Trek Beyond, has signed on for sci-fi thriller Gateway 6, which is currently in pre-production.
Boutella and veteran Jurgen Prochnow (The Da Vinci Code) are joining Deadpool villain Ed Skrein and Rhys Ifans (The Amazing Spider-Man) in the story of a squad of soldiers stranded on an abandoned military base in a post-apocalyptic Earth who are waiting for the relief or the enemy…whichever comes first.
The Malachi Smyth (Ghost Machine)-written project, which topped the most recent Brit List of the best unproduced screenplays, marks the feature debut of director Tanel Toom, whose short The Confession was Oscar nominated in 2011.
Altitude Film Sales is handling international sales on the film, which is due...
- 5/6/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Fearlessly fighting to achieve their emotional and physical goals can be an equally liberating and daunting experience for anyone, even the most seemingly tough and resolute soldiers who have committed to not allowing any obstacle hinder their progress. The two lead mercenaries in the new action thriller, ‘Tiger Raid,’ are the prime example of courageous men who daringly and willingly put their own lives in danger in order to fulfill a dangerous mission. The cast and crew of the drama, which was directed by Simon Dixon, who co-wrote the script with Gareth Coulam Evans and Mick Donnellan, also commendably conquered a sentimental milestone when they attended the film’s World Premiere [ Read More ]
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- 4/23/2016
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Tiger Raid is a grimy hour-and-twenty minutes of cut-throat, iron-sighted tension, until a vacuous ending drops all its subplots at once – like a juggler who raises his hands mid-act and declares “Done!” We’re drenched in the sinful hellishness of war, and dragged through a game of wits between two mercenaries who are constantly testing each other’s boundaries. Simon Dixon’s feature debut grabs our attention with morally ambiguous proclamations, but squanders unpaid debts on a finale that hurriedly explains a string of MacGuffins with the grace of The Incredible Hulk. Frantic psychological thrills sizzle under the Middle East’s vicious heat lamp, but Dixon simply runs out of gas a few miles too soon.
Brian Gleeson and Damien Molony star as Joe and Paddy, two guns for hire who are carrying out a hush-hush kidnapping mission. Their boss, Dave, arranges for ransoms once his solider teams secure their hostage,...
Brian Gleeson and Damien Molony star as Joe and Paddy, two guns for hire who are carrying out a hush-hush kidnapping mission. Their boss, Dave, arranges for ransoms once his solider teams secure their hostage,...
- 4/18/2016
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: Here’s a look at a gripping scene from Tiger Raid, an action thriller that will have its world premiere Sunday in the Midnight section at at Tribeca. It stars Brian Gleeson and Damien Molony as mercenaries traveling through the Iraq desert to carry out a kidnapping. They have forged a strong bond, but past misdeeds threaten to rip it all apart. And now one has his sights trained on the other as he gets troubling orders from his superiors. First-timer Simon…...
- 3/30/2016
- Deadline
The Midnight screenings for the 15th edition of Tribeca Film Festival were announced yesterday and several horror films made the list. The horror anthology Holidays, Fear, Inc. starring Abigail Breslin, and Rob Blackhurst’s Here Alone round out the six world premieres in that section. Tribeca Film Festival starts on April 13th and will continue until April 24th.
Press Release: New York, NY [March 8, 2016] – The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by At&T, today announced the feature films in the Spotlight, Midnight, and Special Screening sections. Also announced was the Centerpiece film, Works In Progress screenings, and the feature film lineup for the 10th annual Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival. The 15th edition of Tff will take place from April 13th to April 24th in New York City.
The Midnight section will open with the World Premiere of the highly anticipated horror anthology, Holidays, from some of today’s most visionary genre filmmakers.
Press Release: New York, NY [March 8, 2016] – The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by At&T, today announced the feature films in the Spotlight, Midnight, and Special Screening sections. Also announced was the Centerpiece film, Works In Progress screenings, and the feature film lineup for the 10th annual Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival. The 15th edition of Tff will take place from April 13th to April 24th in New York City.
The Midnight section will open with the World Premiere of the highly anticipated horror anthology, Holidays, from some of today’s most visionary genre filmmakers.
- 3/9/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
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