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The Tournament is a 2009 British independent thriller film, marking the directorial debut of local filmmaker Scott Mann. The film was conceived by Jonathan Frank and Nick Rowntree while at the University of Teesside with Mann. The script was written by Gary Young, Jonathan Frank, and Nick Rowntree.
The Tournament was partially filmed in Bulgaria, and numerous locations around Northern England (where the film is set) and Merseyside. The film stars Robert Carlyle, Ving Rhames, Kelly Hu, Sébastien Foucan, Liam Cunningham, Scott Adkins, Camilla Power and Ian Somerhalder. The film received additional funding internationally, from Sherezade Film Development, Storitel Production and others, earning the film a budget of just under £4,000,000, and the film also features a renowned international ensemble cast.
However, numerous problems involving production, finance (the budget ran out twice), and securing a distributor, meant the film was not released until two years after filming, in late 2009.
Original Release
05/01/2009
US Release
05/01/2009
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Carlyle | Father MacAvoy / Father Joseph MacAvoy |
Kelly Hu | Lai Lai Zhen |
Ian Somerhalder | Miles Slade |
Liam Cunningham | Powers |
Ving Rhames | Joshua Harlow |
Sebastien Foucan | Anton Bogart |
Craig Conway | Steve Tomko |
John Lynch | Gene Walker |
Rachel Grant | Lina Sofia |
Bashar Rahal | Asa Sadi |
Directors
Writers
Nick Rowntree, Jonathan Frank, Gary Young
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Carlyle | Father MacAvoy / Father Joseph MacAvoy |
Kelly Hu | Lai Lai Zhen |
Ian Somerhalder | Miles Slade |
Liam Cunningham | Powers |
Ving Rhames | Joshua Harlow |
Sebastien Foucan | Anton Bogart |
Craig Conway | Steve Tomko |
John Lynch | Gene Walker |
Rachel Grant | Lina Sofia |
Bashar Rahal | Asa Sadi |
Andy Nyman | Tech Eddie |
Iddo Goldberg | Tech Rob |
Scott Adkins | Yuri Petrov |
Camilla Power | Powers Assistant / Sarah Hunter |
Tamika Cameran | Joshua's Wife |
Bill Fellows | Pub Landlord |
J.J. Perry | Montoya |
Marie Hynes | Gorel Modery |
Tony Mooney | Ivan Stoyanova |
Mark Stobbart | John |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Steffen Aumueller | Executive Producer |
Claus Clausen | Executive Producer |
Alan Graves | Producer |
Vessela Banzourkova | Producer |
Vic Bateman | Producer |
Keith Bell | Producer |
Gavin Braxton | Producer |
Gina Fegan | Producer |
David Higginson | Producer |
Angad Paul | Producer |
Paul Sherwood | Producer |
Glenn M. Stewart | Producer |
Ramez Tomeh | Producer |