Brighton Rock arrives on
DVD and Blu-ray on June 20th we have three DVD copies of the noir thriller to give away. Adapted from
Graham Greene's brilliant 1939 novel, Brighton Rock charts the headlong fall of Pinkie, a razor-wielding disadvantaged teenager. Screenwriter
Rowan Joffe's debut feature Brighton Rock embraces the classic elements of film noir and the British gangster film to tell the story of Pinkie, a ruthless and ambitious youth who is hell bent on clawing his way up through the ranks of organized crime. The year is 1964 and the once quiet seaside town finds itself the scene of mass riots as tribes of Mods and Rockers clash in a groundswell of youth rebellion. The established order is changing and Pinkie seizes the chance to make his mark. When a young and very innocent waitress, Rose, stumbles on evidence linking him to a revenge killing he senses the threat of the death penalty looming and he sets out to seduce her to secure her silence. However he reckons without the formidable Ida Arnold (
Helen Mirren), Rose's boss, and her unrelenting quest for justice, which pushes Pinkie to the brink, and Rose into mortal peril. Brighton Rock features two generations of Britain's finest acting talent,
Sam Riley and
Andrea Riseborough as the lovers, and Helen Mirren,
John Hurt as Rose's self appointed guardians. Correctly answer the following question to be in with a chance of winning! BRIGHTON ROCK is an adaptation of the classic novel by which English author?
A) Graham Greene B) Aldous Huxley C) Agatha Christie
For your chance of winning one of three Blu-rays we are giving away all you need to do is email
contest@obsessedwithfilm.com with the e-mail header
Brighton Rock. Make sure you leave your full name and address and please only enter if you are 18 or over. Good luck and the winners will be notified next month. Discover Pinkies peril in BRIGHTON ROCK on
DVD and Blu-ray June 20th.