Iron Cross (film)
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| Directed by | Joshua Newton |
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| Written by | Joshua Newton |
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| Cinematography | Adrian Cranage, James Simon |
| Edited by | Joshua Newton |
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94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Justice/Vengeance (also known as Iron Cross in the United States) is a 2009 British thriller film. The film was written and directed by British film director Joshua Newton. It stars Roy Scheider, who died in February 2008 before his filming was completed. The film was shot in 2007, production completed in 2008, had a preview showing in 2009, premiered at the 26th Boston Film Festival in 2010, and had a limited release in 2011.
Joseph is a retired NYPD cop and Holocaust survivor. He travels to Nuremberg to visit his son Ronnie years after turning his back on him for rejecting a promising career in the NYPD and marrying a local artist, Anna. No sooner does Joseph attempt to heal the rift with Ronnie then he swears that an elderly man living in Ronnie's building, under the false name of Shrager, is the Nazi SS Commander who slaughtered his entire family during World War II. With little hope of seeing him stand trial, Joseph talks Ronnie into exacting justice - and vengeance - and together they set out to kill him.
Flashbacks reveal the teenage love of Young Joseph for a heroic Polish girl, Kashka, and his narrow escape from the massacre, leading to the film's climax.
Newton developed the script from a concept involving his father, Bruno Newton. Joshua asked himself what his father would do in the event that he discovered the man who murdered his family during the Holocaust. The character of Joseph, played by Roy Scheider, is loosely based on Bruno Newton. Alexander Newton, son of Joshua and grandson of Bruno, played the character of Joseph as a youngster during World War II. Bruno Newton died during filming from the same disease that took Roy Scheider's life nine months later, Multiple myeloma.
As Scheider died before production was finished, some of his scenes were completed utilizing CGI techniques.
The film had a week-long qualifying run in Los Angeles, for awards consideration. It later aired at the 26th Boston Film Festival in September 2010, where director Joshua Newton won the Visionary Filmmaker Award. His son, Alexander, won the festival's prize for Best Young Actor for his portrayal of the young Joseph.
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