The Near Room
When the past catches up with the future...
Genres
Overview
Charlie Colquhoun is a burnt out journalist. His old school friend Harris Hill is a lawyer at the top of his game. Their lives are smashed together by one name - Tommy Stirling, Charlie's daughter, a fostered teenage pregnancy who has become embroiled in an alleged child pornography scandal with a top ranking police officer. As the trail to Tommy begins to heat up, so the bodies begin to mount up. Allegiances fall by the wayside as Charlie's life begins to spiral out of control and the deadly world of drugs, blackmail and murder that lies in the deepest heart of the underworld threatens to consume him and his missing daughter forever.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
86 min
Release Date
1997-04-11
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
9
Vote Average
4.889
Adrian Dunbar
Charlie Colquhoun
David O'Hara
Harris Hill
David Hayman
Dougie Patterson
Julie Graham
Elise Gray
Tom Watson
Frazer Hill
James Ellis
Pat
Robert Pugh
Eddie Harte
Emma Faulkner
Tommy Stirling
Andy Serkis
Bunny
Bill Gardiner
Young Colquhoun
Garry Sweeney
Young Harris Hill
Sean Scanlan
Mooney
Julie Miller
Bradley
Peter McDougall
Alastair Clegg
Claire Gray Wilson
Jade
Maureen Allan
Mother
Kenneth Bryans
Dempsey
Paul Samson
Jackie Hughes
James McAvoy
Kevin
Carrie Carbin
Sharon
Alana Brady
Michelle
Andrew Flanagan
Geo
Stevie Allen
William
Allan Sharpe
Pa Savage
Annie Louise Ross
Ma Savage
Joanne Reilly
Natalie
Judy McMillan
Arcade Boy
Gail Watson
Vanessa
Mandie Ross
Chantelle
Vanya Eadie
Woman Diner
Sarah Collier
Ruth Hill
Neil Packham
Reporter
Annabel Glencross
Annabelle
Stuart Davids
Chatanya
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