Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2009
	Director: James Marsh
	Actors: Warren Clarke, Paddy Considine (The Bourne Ultimatum), James Fox
	Country: GB
	Genre: Drama, Polar
	Conditions of visioning: 20.05.2014, DVD, 11" computer screen
Synopsis: Police officer Peter Hunter (Considine) is put in charge of the internal investigation on the Yorkshire police department that has been failing in catching a women's serial killer for four year.
Review: After Red Riding 1974 I was eager to see this second movie of the trilogy, produced on the same year for the British television. This one is more centered on the police than on journalists, but like the first one it starts with an investigation but then leaves it aside to focus more on characters. It is again very realistic and very dark. The main character is shown as a police officer beyond reproach, in contrast with the police force he is investigating and that we know from the first movie to be corrupted. But slowly we see his human side, and this is very well done. During the first part of the movie we follow the investigation and we believe that he will manage to catch the killer while unveiling the truth about the police department at the same time, but finally the investigation becomes just an excuse for studying and displaying the reactions of this extraordinary character when facing the real world filled with jealousy, hatred, greed, corruption... Again, not a good advertisement for the British Yorkshire of the 70's-80's. I am starting to wish for a happy ending of the third movie (Red Riding 1984), but I am not sure I will get it.
Rating: 7 /10