THE FRONT LINE
Director: David Gleeson
 
Joe Yumba is a refugee from the war ravaged Congo, granted asylum for a new life in Dublin, where he gets a job as a bank security guard. But his new life takes a nasty turn when his family is kidnapped by gangsters who want him to be the inside man in a bank heist. But Joe's been through enough pain and he won't let anyone stand in his way.
   
   
Genre Thriller
Status Completed
Country Ireland
Year 2006
R.T. 93 mins
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Starring

Eriq Ebouaney (Transporter 3), Gerard McSorley (Veronica Guerin), James Frain (The Tudors, 24), Fatou N'Diaye, Hakeem Kae-Kazim (24, Hotel Rwanda)

Producer Nathalie Lichtenthaeler
Screenplay David Gleeson
   
Awards

Salerno Film Festival 2007
Winner - Best Feature Film Jury Prize

Emden Film Festival 2007
Winner - Best Film Audience Award

Magners Irish Film Festival 2007
Winner - Best Film

Irish Academy Awards 2007 (IFTA)
Nominated - Best Film, Best Director, Best Film Script, Best Film Music

 
   
 
 
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