Gangster No. 1

Adapted from the stageplay by Louis Mellis and David Scinto, the story follows the rise of the title character, an unnamed young thug (played by Paul Bettany and later by Malcolm McDowell) who is hired by high-profile gangster (David Thewlis) as a soldier and finds himself increasingly obsessed with him. This becomes an almost erotic absorption with the aura of power and success which Thewlis radiates and gangster sets his sights on not only having all that he has but being as cool and irresistible as well. (official distributor synopsis)