Legacy of Lies
| Legacy of Lies | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Adrian Bol |
| Written by | Adrian Bol |
| Produced by | Alla Belaya Krzysztof Solek Adrian Bol |
| Starring | Scott Adkins Anna Butkevich Honor Kneafsey Matt Mitler Yuliia Sobol Marco Robinson Andrea Vasiliou Martin McDougall |
| Cinematography | Simon Rowling |
| Edited by | Yuri Reznichenko |
| Music by | Arkadiusz Reikowski |
| Distributed by | Toy Cinema Film & TV House GEM Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Countries | United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Legacy of Lies is a 2020 film written and directed by Adrian Bol and starring Scott Adkins.
Plot[edit]
A decade ago, agent Martin Baxter quit MI6 after his wife's tragic murder in an operation gone wrong. But when journalist Sasha, asks for help solving an old case, Martin finds himself in the crosshairs of both UK and Russian intelligence. With his daughter held captive by the KGB, Martin has just 24 hours to deliver the secret case files — which means risking both Sasha's life and his own.[1]
Cast[edit]
- Scott Adkins as Martin Baxter
- Anna Butkevich as Tatyana
- Honor Kneafsey as Lisa Baxter
- Matt Mitler as Mark Ramley
- Marco Robinson as Burns
- Yuliia Sobol as Sasha Stepanenko
- Andrea Vasiliou as Suzanne
- Martin McDougall as Trevor
- Jeffrey Welch as President of the United States
Background[edit]
Entrepreneur Marco Robinson and Adrian Bol met in 2015, with the same goal of making a spy thriller feature film.
Marco Robinson was originally cast as the lead role in Legacy of Lies and a trailer was produced which secured over $700,000 in funding from the Ukrainian State Film Agency as the top prizewinner. This enabled Bol and Robinson to collaborate with Toy Cinema to make the film.
To secure further investment, Robinson (who also stars in the film as an MI6 agent) and Bol sought to cast a big name to fill the lead role. After a year long search, Scott Adkins signed onto the project, saying he loved the script, the eastern European locations and the film noir themes.[2][3]
The film was shot in London and Kyiv.[4][citation needed]
Post-production finished in December 2019, though due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Legacy of Lies could not be premiered in theatres.
The movie was held back from release until February 2021, when the rights were sold to Netflix UK. The film reached number four in the charts and stayed there for many weeks. In October 2021, Netflix USA bought the rights and the film debuted at number two.[citation needed]
Reception[edit]
The film has received multiple wins and nominations in several categories including winner of the Best British Feature at the London Independent Film Festival awards. It was the winner of the Hollywood Art and Movie Award and won the Festival Award at the Edinburgh Independent Film Awards.
Adrian Bol was voted Best Director at the Barcelona Planet Film Festival 2021.[5]
Legacy of Lies has a rating of 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Scott Adkins in International Spy Thriller 'Legacy of Lies' Official Trailer | FirstShowing.net". www.firstshowing.net.
- ^ Vo, David (March 25, 2020). "MAAC Interview: LEGACY OF LIES Producer MARCO ROBINSON".
- ^ Interviews With Experts - The Incredible Story Behind Netflix Hit Legacy of Lies, Georgia Kirke and Marco Robinson Season 2 Episode 16, September 06, 2021
- ^ "Legacy of Lies review – sappy action thriller undone by lack of smarts". the Guardian. 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0004074/2021/1/[user-generated source]
- ^ "Legacy of Lies" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.