directed by Emilis Velyvis, gangster comedy, 115 min, eng subtitles
written by Jonas Banys, Lewis Britnell, Emilis Velyvis
with Vinnie Jones, Scot Williams, Gil Darnell, Oliver Jackson
Redirected is an outrageous Hangover-meets-Guy-Ritchie type criminal action comedy with a distinctive flavour of Eastern European exotic. It tells a story of four UK friends turned first-time robbers – John, Ben, Tim and Michael – who accidentally get stranded in a middle-of-nowhere Eastern European country and have to fight their way back home through the land of whores, smugglers, dirty cops, cheap beer and sick fantasies. In order to save their asses, the men must not only overcome an ultimate culture shock experience, but also rediscover their friendship. The plan seemed 100% bulletproof – they take over an illegal casino in London, get the money, catch a plane to Malaysia and get lost in mind-blowing exotics of emerald jungle, golden beaches, cheap alcohol and teenage sex. The plan was genius, and it worked. Almost. They took over a casino and they got the money – around one million pounds in cash. But the bad guys started shooting. Michael freaked out and tried to back away. Tim had no choice but to beat sense into him with a fire extinguisher, which resulted in Michael boarding a plane senseless. The plane took off and… And then a volcano in Iceland started spewing ash like crazy and all the flights had to be grounded. This is how John, Ben, Tim and Michael got stranded in some post-soviet Eastern European country with an unpronounceable name and sick attitude towards everything. And that’s where all the fun starts.