Glasgow-based production company Black Camel Pictures has emerged as an ambitious new force in Scottish filmmaking. Their zesty chiller Outpost was the very definition of a guilty pleasure and a sequel is already on the way. Taut psychological thriller Legacy is an even more enterprising production that sees them joining forces with British/Nigerian director Thomas Ikimi who caught the eye with his debut feature Limbo (2004). The Wire star Idris Elba is the executive producer and lead actor in a tale that provides him with the kind of demanding role that actors dream about. Elba stars as Black Ops soldier Malcolm Gray. Having barely survived a botched mission in Eastern Europe, he takes sanctuary in a Brooklyn motel room. Brooding on the guilty legacy of his past actions, he replays events in his mind as he focuses on the seemingly inexorable rise of his smooth-talking brother Darnell (Eamonn Walker), a ruthlessly ambitious, fear-mongering senator with his sights firmly set on the White House. Paranoia, vengeance and the possibility of salvation prove a lethal cocktail in a film infused with potent echoes of cinema classics The Manchurian Candidate and Taxi Driver. The Glasgow Film Festival is proud to close the 2010 Festival with the world premiere of this exciting new production from a Glasgow company with international success in their sights.
Thanks To Black Camel Pictures
