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.
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Keywords
fraud, film in film, arab
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- What is Chancers: The Great Gangster Film Fraud about?
- 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.
- Who directed Chancers: The Great Gangster Film Fraud?
- Chancers: The Great Gangster Film Fraud was directed by Ben Lewis.
- Who stars in Chancers: The Great Gangster Film Fraud?
- Chancers: The Great Gangster Film Fraud stars Tony Carling, Paul Knight, Jonathan Sothcott, Freddie Foreman, Danny Young, Mel Mills.
- How long is Chancers: The Great Gangster Film Fraud?
- Chancers: The Great Gangster Film Fraud has a runtime of 1h 25m (85 minutes).
- What genre is Chancers: The Great Gangster Film Fraud?
- Chancers: The Great Gangster Film Fraud is a Crime, Documentary film.
- Where was Chancers: The Great Gangster Film Fraud produced?
- Chancers: The Great Gangster Film Fraud was produced in United Kingdom, United States of America.