The Whip

2024

1h 22m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

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A full time carer plots an audacious heist from the Houses of Parliament, in a desperate bid to halt devastating welfare reforms known as Independence Credit.

Cath Clarke

Guardian

There are a couple of performances that feel more wooden than the panelling in the chief whip’s office. But the film, directed and co-written by Christopher Presswell, is likable enough.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 3, 2024

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Tom Shone

Sunday Times (UK)

The gang that Sadie assembles, lured not by cash but by the idealistic urge to topple a government and remake society, seem too pie-in-the-sky for the slicker dynamics of the heist movie to really work.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 11, 2024

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Neither a satire nor a Ken Loach-style takedown, it's an engaging low-budget heist comedy pitting average people against the halls of power.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 10, 2024

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Andrea Chase

Killer Movie Reviews

If Presswell falters with scenes of sentiment, he is precise in evoking the crushing sense of helpless rage that bureaucracy engenders. His dissection of absurdities great and small is flawless, his dialogue stinging as it slices with surgical precision.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 2, 2024

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Nicky P

I was gripped from the start - empathising with the characters being let down by the system and hoping they were able to find a way around it. The way that British politics is explored was refreshing and, quite honestly, educational at points. This was a British heist movie with grit, unexpected pops of humour and exploring the real struggle that most of society face in some way or another against those who hold and abuse power.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/12/24

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Synopsis

A full time carer plots an audacious heist from the Houses of Parliament, in a desperate bid to halt devastating welfare reforms known as Independence Credit.

Director: Christopher Presswell
Producer: Christopher Presswell, Forgács W. András
Screenwriter: Christopher Presswell, Forgács W. András, Christopher Presswell, Forgács W. András
Production Co: Workbus
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 22m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)