Heartless is a 2009 British horror film directed by Philip Ridley and starring Jim Sturgess, Noel Clarke, Clémence Poésy and Eddie Marsan. Jamie Morgan is a troubled photographer with a heart-shaped birthmark on his face. At the photographic studio he shares with his brother and nephew Lee, he meets aspiring model Tia . A series of horrific events - including the separate murders of his mother and former gang member neighbour A.J. - lead Jamie first to the brink of suicide, then to the apartment of Papa B and his assistant Belle . He is offered a Faustian bargain: fulfill Papa B's... desire for chaos with occasional acts of vandalism in return for the removal of his birthmarks. Despite Papa B being responsible for his mother's death Jamie consents, his skin being restored by an act of self-immolation. Initially things go well: a chance meeting with Tia leads a newly-confident Jamie to the park, where his deceased father taught him to use a camera. The deal sours, however, when the Weapons Man arrives: Jamie must now commit murder; first of a gigolo, then Tia.
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| Release date: | May 21, 2010 |
| Directed by: | Philip Ridley |
| Runtime: | 114 Minutes |
| Producer: | Pippa Cross, Richard Raymond, Richard Lormand |
| Editor: | Paul Knight, Chris Gill |
| Music by: | David Julyan |
| Cinematography: | Matthew Gray |
| Screenplay by: | Philip Ridley |
| Genre: | Fantasy, Thriller |