Smoking Guns

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Smoking Guns
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Theatrical release poster
Directed bySavvas D. Michael
Produced by
  • John Pavlakos
  • Andrew Neophytou
Starring
Release dates
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom

Smoking Guns is a 2016 British crime comedy film written and directed by Savvas D. Michael. The film is produced by John Pavlakos, Andrew Neophytou and executive produced by Hollywood Producer Steven Paul, Lara Minassian and Andrew Downer. It stars Dexter Fletcher, Daniel Caltagirone, Count Prince Miller, Ewen MacIntosh, Paul Anastasi, Andreas Karras, Jamie Crew, Tommy O'Neil and Mem Ferda.

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Smoking Guns premiered at the 2016 Beverly Hills Film Festival where it would go on to win the Grand Jury Prize. [1] It was released on April 4, 2017, in the US and Canada by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. [2]

Smoking Guns was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland On Digital HD September 11 and DVD September 18 2017. The film was originally titled A Punters Prayer. [3]

Awards and nominations

Soundtrack

Motorhead's 'Ace of spades' and George Thorogood and the Destroyers "Bad to the Bone" along with Fearne's take on Man of Constant Sorrow are highlights from a rock soundtrack that brushes elbows with many world music cues such as La Bamba and Placebo's Mars Landing Party. [6] [7]

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