Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
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67% Critic Match

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

An epic tale of murder, corruption and obsession.

6.7 / 10 2009 1h 46mNR English
ThrillerMysteryCrimeDramaTV Movie

Storyline

Yorkshire, 1974. Fear, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption are running riot. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to search for the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit surrounding the police investigation into a series of child abductions. When young Clare Kemplay goes missing, Eddie and his colleague, Barry, persuade their editor to let them investigate links with two similar abductions that draw them into a deadly world of secrecy, intimidation, shocking revelations and police brutality.

Cast & Crew

Andrew Garfield

Andrew Garfield

Eddie Dunford

Lead
Warren Clarke

Warren Clarke

Bill Molloy

Sean Bean

Sean Bean

John Dawson

David Morrissey

David Morrissey

Maurice Jobson

John Henshaw

John Henshaw

Bill Hadley

Anthony Flanagan

Anthony Flanagan

Barry Gannon

Jennifer Hennessy

Jennifer Hennessy

Mrs Kemplay

Mary Jo Randle

Mary Jo Randle

Eddie's Mum

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Julian Jarrold's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker