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Daniel Barber ('Harry Brown')

Published Tuesday, Nov 10 2009, 06:00 GMT | By Simon Reynolds
Set on a crime-ridden council estate, Harry Brown centres on a widowed pensioner who exacts vigilante justice on the criminals responsible for his friend's death. The hard-hitting movie is the first feature from director Daniel Barber, who was Oscar-nominated for his 2007 short The Tonto Woman. We caught up with the filmmaker to discuss ripping his "urban Western" from the headlines and why acting legend Sir Michael Caine is a bit like your granddad...

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