Chancers: The Great Gangster Film Fraud (2016)
Documentary about a bankrupt Jordanian entrepreneur and an unemployed Irish actress who hatch a plan to scam £2.5m off the British taxman by faking the production of a £20m movie. But they are found out, arrested and then bailed. While out on bail, they decide to prove their innocence by actually making a film. They hire a former nightclub bouncer, now a self-made micro-budget gangster film director. In 2011, Paul Knight makes their movie for under £100,000 with a cast of soap and gangster movie stars including Danny Midwinter, Marc Bannerman and Loose Women's Andrea McLean. The film's title is A Landscape of Lies. But the cinematic alibi does not convince the jury when the trial runs in 2013. The producers are convicted of tax fraud and given long sentences.
| Movie ID | 52690 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime, Documentary |
| Director | Ben Lewis |
| Main cast | Tony Carling, Paul Knight, Jonathan Sothcott, Freddie Foreman, Danny Young, Mel Mills |
| Release date | 24 January 2016 |
| Release year | 2016 |
| Language | English |
| Duration | 85 min (1h 25m) |
| Rating | 7.0 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | BBC |
Director: Ben Lewis
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