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Red Riding

Red Riding

Description: Six years after his first visit to Yorkshire, England, detective Peter Hunter (Paddy Considine) returns to look into the town's high murder rate. Though the deaths have been occurring with alarming regularity over the years, the police have done little to find the killer, who's now known as the York… MORE
Genre: Drama
Year Released: 2009
Initial Release: February 28, 2009 (London)
Director: James Marsh
Film Series: Red Riding
Story By: David Peace
Screenplay: Tony Grisoni
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