Smoking Guns

Jun 24, 2016

1h 33m

★ 6.0

Overview

A young gambler makes a large, risky bet on a horse race. When the odds turn in his favour, more than one party has sudden interest in the winning betting slip, and they'll do anything to get their hands on it.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Comedy

Production Companies

Liontari Pictures

Smoking Guns Trailers

Cast

Jack Cameron

Tommy O'Neil

Richard Holt

Daniel Caltagirone

Yiannis Papas

Andreas Karras

Paul McVeigh

Dexter Fletcher

Ian Fairbarn

Jamie Crew

Ian Fairbairn

Jamie Crew

Chris Cameron

Ewen MacIntosh

Bektash Ali

Mem Ferda

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