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Legacy is a 2010 psychological thriller film directed by Nigerian/British director Thomas Ikimi, premièring at the Glasgow Film Festival on the 28th February, 2010. The film stars Idris Elba from The Wire (who was also executive producer), Eamonn Walker and Richard Brake amongst others. The story follows Malcolm Gray (Idris Elba) taking sanctuary in a Brooklyn motel room whilst he broods over his past and the rise of his brother Darnell, a ruthless senator, bent on getting into the White House.

Cast

• Idris Elba as Malcolm Gray
• Eamonn Walker as Darnell Gray Jnr
• Monique Gabriela Curnen as Valentina Gray
• Richard Brake as Scott O'Keefe
• Clarke Peters as Ola Adenuga
• Julian Wadham as Gregor Salenko
• Gerald Kyd as Gustavo Helguerra
• Mem Ferda as Andriy
• Niall Greig Fulton as Vladimir
• John Kazek as Dimitri
• Annette Badland as Stephanie Gumpel
• Lara Pulver as Diane Shaw
• William Hope as Mark Star
• Joe Holt as Ronny Tarbuck
• Deobia Oparei as Ray Cloglamm
• Juliet Howland as Anne
• Christina Chong as Jane
• Michael Alspaugh as Carl
• Michael Callaghan as Mikhail
• Finlay Harris as Darnell's supporter
• Adam Smith as Rescue Worker

Production

Director Thomas Ikimi stated at the premier that, unable to find funding for the film in the UK, he went to Nigeria and was given funding based purely on the fact he was a Nigerian director than on the script itself. He also apologized to the crew for his bad mood throughout filming due to the tightness of the budget and timetable. The film was completed on the morning of the premier (28th February, 2010), and filmed entirely in Scotland despite being set in Brooklyn.

External links

• Legacy at the Internet Movie Database
• Article at Glasgow Fillm Fesival Website.