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Frank Deasy is a Scriptwriter Irlandais born on 19 may 1959 at Dublin (Irlande)
Frank Deasy (19 May 1959 – 17 September 2009) was an Irish screenwriter. He won an Emmy Award for the television series Prime Suspect and was also nominated for his works, Looking After Jo Jo and The Grass Arena. His other works included the BBC/HBO mini-series, The Passion.
Preceding his death from liver cancer on 17 September 2009, Deasy spoke in public about his condition. An appearance on RTÉ Radio 1's Liveline led to a record increase in organ donor card requests in Ireland.
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Nationality Irlande
Birth 19 may 1959 at Dublin (Irlande)
Death 17 september 2009 (at 50 years) at Edinburgh (United-kingdom)
Awards Primetime Emmy Award
Birth 19 may 1959 at Dublin (Irlande)
Death 17 september 2009 (at 50 years) at Edinburgh (United-kingdom)
Awards Primetime Emmy Award
Preceding his death from liver cancer on 17 September 2009, Deasy spoke in public about his condition. An appearance on RTÉ Radio 1's Liveline led to a record increase in organ donor card requests in Ireland.
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England Expects (2004)
, 2hOrigin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Steven Mackintosh, Keith Barron, Camille Coduri, Preeya Kalidas, Nitin Ganatra, Adam James
Rating61%
The story follows former football hooligan Ray Knight (Steven Mackintosh), a normal everyday family man who works as a security guard at a financial trading company in Canary Wharf, the symbol of corporate wealth which looms high over the impoverished communities below. Newfound social responsibilities are trampled underfoot when Ray's racist past is revived amid tensions between Whites and Asians jostling for position on the council housing list. Among those who are wanting to be rehoused in a new development is Ray's alcoholic ex-wife Sadie (Camille Coduri), and his teenage daughter Nikki (Sadie Thompson). After a failed attempt to rehouse Sadie and Nikki, and soon discovering that Nikki is involved in heroin addiction, Ray's anger drives him to re-join a BNP organisation led by his old friend Larry Knowles (Keith Barron).
The Rats (2002)
, 1h34Directed by John Lafia
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films
Actors Mädchen Amick, Vincent Spano, Shawn Michael Howard, Daveigh Chase, David Wolos-Fonteno, Sheila McCarthy
Roles Writer
Rating49%
In Manhattan, when a client is bitten by a rat in the dressing room of the Garsons Department Store and contracts Weil's disease, the manager Susan Costello is assigned to hire and help the best exterminator in New York, Jack Carver. Jack and his assistant Ty find a colony of mutant rats in New York City and try to convince the health department administrator and former partner of Jack, Ray Jarrett, how serious the infestation is. But the politician Ray is interested in covering the problem to protect economical interests of powerful groups.
Prozac Nation (2001)
, 1h35Directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Films about psychiatry, Films about virginity
Actors Christina Ricci, Jessica Lange, Michelle Williams, Jason Biggs, Anne Heche, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Rating62%
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wurtzel is a 19-year-old girl accepted into Harvard with a scholarship in journalism. She has been raised by her divorced mother since she was two years old and hasn't seen her father at all in the last four years. Despite his lack of interest and involvement, Lizzie still misses her father, a contributing factor to her depression. Through a series of flashbacks, it is clear that there was a total communication breakdown between Lizzie's parents, which is soon reflected in Lizzie's own relationship with her mother.
Captives (1994)
, 1h40Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Prison films
Actors Julia Ormond, Tim Roth, Keith Allen, Mark Strong, Siobhan Redmond, Peter Capaldi
Roles Writer
Rating62%
A young dentist (Ormond) working in a British prison starts to become attracted to a violent inmate (Roth) after the break-up of her marriage, and embarks upon an illicit affair with him.