A university teacher gets caught shoplifting by a security guard, who won’t let him go. He becomes his new best friend and says ‘I won’t call the cops if you come and have a pint with me’. From there a twisted romance of sorts unfolds.

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A Patch of Fog (2015)

★ 6.5/10 September 11, 2015 90 min

Thriller

Director: Michael Lennox  ·  Writers: John Cairns, Michael McCartney

A university teacher gets caught shoplifting by a security guard, who won’t let him go. He becomes his new best friend and says ‘I won’t call the cops if you come and have a pint with me’. From there a twisted romance of sorts unfolds.

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Director

Michael Lennox Michael Lennox

Cast

Stephen Graham Stephen Graham Robert Green Conleth Hill Conleth Hill Sandy Duffy Lara Pulver Lara Pulver Lucy Walsh Arsher Ali Arsher Ali Troy Griffin Ian McElhinney Ian McElhinney Freddie Clarke Naseen Morgan Naseen Morgan TV Studio Runner Peter Ballance Peter Ballance Paul Tara Cush Tara Cush Phoebe Karen Hassan Karen Hassan Police Woman Stuart Graham Stuart Graham Tom Breslin Paul Kennedy Paul Kennedy Duty Officer Louise Mathews Louise Mathews Shopper

User Reviews (2)

HoneyWest
HoneyWest April 22, 2017
★ 9/10

I thought this was a very good, offbeat thriller with some good twists. I was intrigued by the premiss and took a chance and am glad I did. Highly recommend if you like a good, slow build and interesting characters. Great performances, all Irish cast so most unknown to me.

r96sk
r96sk August 2, 2022
★ 6/10

Not a good'un. 'A Patch of Fog' isn't bad per se, I just can't really tell you anything that I particularly enjoyed about it. Sure I like Stephen Graham and Conleth Hill, though I've seen better from both. The plot does have a few moments of goodness with solid twists and a neat end, though those are few and far between as they are surrounded by much mediocre-ness. Graham and Hill do make sure it remains mildly watchable, though everything else kinda hinders more than it helps the film. Despite a 90 minute run time, it makes for a slow watch - not helped by the fact that the filmmakers let the cat out the bag, so to speak, very early on, a bit more suspense/subtlety would've went a long way.