Montana is a 2014 British action film directed by Mo Ali set in the East End of London starring McKell David as the title character in his first lead role in a feature film. He has since been in the TV series Holby City as Lloyd Kramer. The score was composed by Toydrum.
Plot
A 14-year-old drug-runner called Montana (McKell David) gets haunted by crime lord Lazarus. Facing death, he is rescued by ex-Serbian Commando Dimitrije (Lars Mikkelsen), a man with a dark past who wants to destroy Lazarus and his criminal empire. Dimitrije trains Montana to be an assassin, and they plan their revenge on Lazarus to wipe him out for good.
Cast
McKell David as Montana
Lars Mikkelsen as Dimitrije
Michelle Fairley as DCI Rachel Jones
Duane Henry as Junior
Dominique Tipper as Mohawk
Ashley Walters as Ryan
Alexandra Weaver as Danica
Kedar Williams-Stirling as Lorenzo
Oliver Stark as Cal
Zlatko Buric as Slavko
Adam Deacon as Pitt
Ryan Oliva as Branko
Richie Campbell as Isaac
Sinead Michael as Jess(another citation) Rocky Marshall as DC Liam West Darrell D'Silva as Lazarus Eddie Bagayawa as The Chinaman
Production
Shooting of the film took six weeks on locations all over London, including Hackney, Poplar, Brick Lane, Whitechapel, Greenwich, during February and March 2013.
On casting of McKell David, director Mo Ali said: "From the first time I met McKell David, I knew I'd found my Montana."
Review from Independent reads: "Director Mo Ali has an obvious flair for action – but little instinct for story or characterisation. At times, his new film plays like an episode of Grange Hill, as if directed by Quentin Tarantino."
Reception
Empire Magazine gave it 3/5 stars in their review: "Tougher than a box of nails, this is a brassy revenge thriller that refuses to pull its punches."