Cardboard Gangsters

Apr 22, 2017

1h 32m

★ 6.7

Take back what's yours

Overview

A group of young Cardboard Gangsters attempt to gain control of the drug trade in Darndale, chasing the glorified lifestyle of money, power and sex.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Stalker Films

Five Knights Productions

Cardboard Gangsters Trailers

Cast

Jason Connolly

John Connors

Dano

Fionn Walton

Kim Murphy

Kierston Wareing

Derra Murphy

Jimmy Smallhorne

Glenner

Paul Alwright

Whacker

Alan Clinch

Ross Kelly

Stephen Clinch

Lukey

John Dalessandro

Roisin

Gemma-Leah Devereux

Stephen Kelly

Kyle Bradley Donaldson

Curley Murphy

Damien Dempsey

Cobbie

Ryan Lincoln

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