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Luther: The Fallen Sun

A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish the job by any means necessary.

Release Date : 2023-02-24

Language :EnglishEstonian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Chernin EntertainmentBBC Film

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : John Luther

Original Name : Idris Elba

Gender : Male

Character Name : DCI Odette Raine

Original Name : Cynthia Erivo

Gender : Female

Character Name : David Robey

Original Name : Andy Serkis

Gender : Male

Character Name : DSU Martin Schenk

Original Name : Dermot Crowley

Gender : Male

Character Name : DS Archie Woodward

Original Name : Thomas Coombes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Corinne Aldrich

Original Name : Hattie Morahan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Anya Raine

Original Name : Lauryn Ajufo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dennis McCabe

Original Name : Vincent Regan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Newman

Original Name : Ross Waiton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wong

Original Name : Dan Li

Gender : Male

Character Name : Derek Standish

Original Name : Edward Hogg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kachimov

Original Name : Einar Kuusk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Freddie - Assault Squad

Original Name : Tom McCall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jamal - Assault Squad

Original Name : Carl Spencer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bullpen Tech

Original Name : Amy Trigg

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lydia

Original Name : Natasha Patel

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nilsson

Original Name : Jess Liaudin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ian Moore

Original Name : Alexander Anderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deacon

Original Name : Ian Streetz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Skinner

Original Name : Teodor Tzolov

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barman

Original Name : Andy Apollo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Uniformed Officer

Original Name : Samantha Pearl

Gender : Female

Character Name : Italian Girlfriend

Original Name : Bianca Bardoe

Gender : Female

Character Name : Italian Boyfriend

Original Name : Patrick Marciano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brigida's Father

Original Name : Hugo Nicolau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brigida

Original Name : Gwen Subuh-Symons

Gender : Male

Character Name : Camille

Original Name : Borislava Stratieva

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jacov

Original Name : George Jovanovic

Gender : Male

Character Name : Middle Aged Asian Man

Original Name : Ash Patel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Middle Aged Asian Woman

Original Name : Yasmine Maya

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patrician White Man

Original Name : Paul Coster

Gender : Male

Character Name : British African Woman

Original Name : Susan Lawson-Reynolds

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nicole Lewis

Original Name : Grace Cookey-Gam

Gender : Female

Character Name : Brian Lee

Original Name : Henry Hereford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trevor Underhill

Original Name : Wayne Cater

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Tourist

Original Name : Martin Sarreal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Victim Farmer

Original Name : Orlando Brooke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Callum Aldrich

Original Name : James Bamford

Gender : Male

Character Name : News Reporter 1

Original Name : Nicola Achilleas

Gender : Female

Character Name : News Reporter 2

Original Name : Charlotte Workman

Gender : Female

Character Name : News Reporter 3

Original Name : Lawrence Russell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tim Cranfield (Civil Servant)

Original Name : Guy Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Georgette Robey (uncredited)

Original Name : Tara Fitzgerald

Gender : Female

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-02-28

I loved the first television series of this gritty and challenging police drama. Sadly, now we have reached a nadir for this charismatic and unorthodox character. The story is so ridiculously far-fetched that it reminded me of something Mark Gatiss might have written for "Sherlock" before he watched "No Time To Die" (2021) and thought - nah! It all starts when youngster "Callum" is dragged away from his night-time cleaning job by a mysterious phone call. Next thing we know, "Luther" (Idris Elba) is at a crime scene with no sign of the boy but with a victim in her car that has been missing for ages. Enter the completely un-menacing "Robey" (Andy Serkis) and pretty soon our favourite policeman is incarcerated for a career of systematic rule-bending/breaking and this rather evil monster now proceeds to prove that evil can prevail - and on a fairly spectacular scale. This story is, frankly, preposterous and as the film lumbers along for over two ours I really struggled to remain engaged as it moved from suicide scenarios to far more brutal killings - but what, exactly, is motivating this man is anyone's guess. He appears to have acquired control over a vast network of technology and people to effect his dastardly plan but none of that even vaguely rings plausible. The last twenty minutes are just plain silly and overall, the writing is all rather poor: "They'll kill you John" - "I can live with that!" - not an hint of irony there, neither. This is a pretty shameless attempt to capitalise on a strong character made memorable by a charismatic actor and a series of solid stories. This film has thrown all of those under the snowplough.

MovieGuys

@MovieGuys

2023-03-16

Luther is, for my money, one of the best things to come out of the UK, in a long time. I was therefore more than a little cynical, when I spied a film adaptation of the obsessively watchable, series. To be frank, the back story is absurdly far fetched but somehow it "works". In essence, I'd describe it as a pastiche, of borrowed elements, from the series, that have been thrown together, in an inexplicable, crime mash up. Its cause is helped in no small part, by Idris Elba, whose talent outshines and out paces, this flawed tale. Elba breathes life into a story, that might not have fared so well, with a lesser actor, in the lead. In summary, the creative part of my brain enjoyed this, whilst the rational part sat back and shook its head. Yes, its utter nonsense but its really "good" nonsense, nonetheless. Give it a go....

r96sk

@r96sk

2024-06-12

Love the series, now I love the film. Took me way too long to get this watched, been on my immediate watchlist ever since its release well over a year ago; in fairness, I was avoiding Netflix due to their prices, but got a good deal with 'em atm. This is classed as a crime thriller and it certainly thrilled me, I had a great time with it. Really enjoyed seeing the story come together. Sometimes these sorta movies show 'the event' super early on and just drag out the cat and mouse 'when will they catch them' act for pretty much the whole run time. Now, don't get me wrong, of course it is a cat and mouse thing of sorts still, but I rate how there are events constantly throughout which keeps elevating the threat; the plot always felt fresh to me whilst viewing, which is a major plus. Given I'm a big fan of the television show that this follows, it is no surprise to say that Idris Elba is one of my favourite actors - the guy is phenomenal, I won't hear otherwise. He is fantastic all the way through 'Luther: The Fallen Sun'. Away from the lead, Andy Serkis is menacingly excellent, they sure made his character the worst of the worst! Cynthia Erivo and Dermot Crowley lead the rest very well. Give me that sequel!