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JACKDAW: Vertigo Burns The Midnight Oil With An Official Trailer For The English Rust Belt Crime Flick!

JACKDAW is an unrelenting action thriller set over the course of a single night against the backdrop of North East England, an area where breathtaking coastal landscapes meet the brutality of industry. Jack Dawson, a former motocross champion and army veteran, returns to his hometown to care for his brother after their mother dies. Hoping to start a new life, he takes what could be a life-changing job for an old school friend turned local criminal, Silas.What should have been a straightforward pick-up of a package in the North Sea turns into a nightmare when Jack is double-crossed, and his brother is kidnapped. As he fights for survival and searches for answers, Jack encounters friends and adversaries old and new across a violent night-time odyssey through England’s Northern rust belt.

Promotional photo from Jackdaw for Fantastic Fest

Fantastic Fest XVIII Review: Jamie Childs’s JACKDAW Burns The Midnight Oil In A High-Speed Cat-And-Mouse Thriller With An Even Darker Twist

Lee B. Golden III

Filmmaker Jamie Childs’ recent TV credits on Disney+ series “Willow” and Netflix’s “The Sandman” should be an ample warm-up for those who’ve seen his work, and are keen on what the first-time feature director now offers with his latest debut, Jackdaw. At ninety-six minutes, the film packs in a steadily-paced and cerebral crime thriller that runs the gamut for a story set during the course of one night, trekking England’s Northern rust belt amid a heist gone awry.

JACKDAW Revs Up With A First Look At Jamie Childs’ New Motocross Action Crime Thriller

Lee B. Golden III

Folks can currently get a first look at UK action thriller Jackdaw in the image above, directed by TV vet Jamie Childs (The Sandman, His Dark Materials). The pic is fully financed and repped by Anton for international sales this month at EFM, with a cast led by Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Jenna Coleman.