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27% Rotten Tomatoes Directed by John Miller Music by Neil Athale Edited by Dan Lincoln Director John Miller Music director Neil Athale | 5.9/10 IMDb 3/5 Time Out Produced by Mark Foligno Cinematography Adam Lincoln Initial release 29 April 2016 Box office 104,416 USD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Bernard Hill
Virginia McKenna
Sue Johnstone
Phil Davis
Brad Moore
Mark Williams
Una Stubbs
Ellen Thomas
Simon Callow
Alun Armstrong Written by Nick Knowles, Jeremy Sheldon Cast Virginia McKenna, Bernard Hill, Simon Callow, Phil Davis, Alun Armstrong Similar The Young Offenders, The Fury of a Patient Man, Magnus, I - Daniel Blake, Heroes Wanted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Golden Years is a British film directed by John Miller and written by John Miller, Nick Knowles and Jeremy Sheldon. It follows the exploits of a group of pensioners who, having seen their pensions diminished, decide to tour National Trust properties in their caravan and rob nearby banks. It stars Bernard Hill, Virginia McKenna, Simon Callow, Una Stubbs, Alun Armstrong and Phil Davis.
Contents
The film was produced by Mark Foligno and edited by Dan Lincoln, with cinematography by Adam Lincoln and music by Neil Athale.
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Plot
Law-abiding retired couple, Arthur (Hill) and Martha Goode (McKenna) live a quiet life in suburbia, tending their garden and socialising with friends.
But fate, the pensions crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the injustice of old age force Arthur and Martha into a life of crime. Refusing to take the loss of their pensions lying down and to fade away into their declining years, they decide to fight back and take back what was theirs in the first place. They decide to start robbing banks.
With masks to hide their identities and canvas shopping trolleys to transport their loot, they embark on a whistle-stop tour of countryside bank branches within easy reach of National Trust properties, which they tour in a caravan.
The media reports the robberies and assumes the heists to be conducted by a young crew of professionals. The notoriety of the Goodes grows as more banks are targeted, including a narrow escape when, after robbing a village bank and hiding their masks, they are invited back into the branch for a cup of tea by bank manager Stephen, played by Richard Cambridge.
Soon, their drinking buddies Royston (Callow), Shirley (Stubbs), Brian (Davis), whom they know from their failing bingo and bowls club, run by Mark Williams, discover their identities and choose to join the gang, enabling more daring heists at High Street bank branches.
Meanwhile, they remain one step ahead of policeman Sid (Armstrong) and his wife Nancy, played by Sue Johnston and CID officer Stringer, played by Brad Moore.
Production
Golden Years was filmed on location in Bristol and the Cotswolds in 2015.
It was released on 29 April 2016.