Dominic Noonan

Given his many contradictions, Dominic Noonan, head of one of Britain's biggest crime families, is a man who defies stereotypes. This close up look at his life, from gun trials to the murder of his br...( read more  read more... )other on the streets of Manchester, reveals a community struggling with poverty, violence and drugs.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: Donal MacIntyre

Release Date: July 18, 2008

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DVD Release Date: October 7, 2008

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  • December 10, 2008
    This is one of the best filmed documentaries I've seen since Winged Migration. The shots here make the film appear as a narrative piece, and the film-maker interjects himself just enough to remind us that this is the "cameras allowed" side of these people's lives.

    Thoroughly int...( read more)riguing portrayal of this crime family and of the social and political functioning of Manchester.

    A film that proves reality is more compelling and creative than fiction. A must see for anyone.
  • January 9, 2008
    A good and high entertaining attempt to describe a world long forgotten but still very much alive: the English gangsters born and bred.
    But the film's many flaws are too obvious to be ignored. Granted the character is fascinating but the economic/social side of the question is to...( read more)tally forgotten. You don't understand English banditry better after that. Besides, way too often the camera forgets that it is supposed to be a documentary and starts flying around as if it was some Hollywood drama.
    A film you'd love to love but that you end up by kind of liking.
  • January 19, 2009
    This was surprisingly very fascinating. I really enjoyed watching this movie.
  • December 1, 2008
    gritty, real life gangsters
  • March 13, 2008
    Loved it! Definitley showed that we have gangsters in Britain in as well.

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