Joey Jones has been living on the streets for a while, but after receiving a particularly bad beating by some street thugs, he decides to re-build his life once and for all. Breaking into another person's home, he changes his identity and scrubs up (quite literally) in order to get a as a chef and security guard at a London restaurant. His help ridding the eatery of any problems they might have with his swift fighting skills motivates his boss to offer him a new job which leaves him more better off than he's ever been. He decides to set out on a mission to help the poverty stricken community in which he once lived, a decision that is dramatically increased by the murder of his best friend Isabel. However, as much as he wants to use his newfound money to help those in need, he wants more than anything to start a new life and finally get away from his past.
'Redemption' is the gritty British thriller which is entitled 'Hummingbird' in the UK. It has been written and directed by the Oscar nominated Steven Knight ('Eastern Promises', 'Dirty Pretty Things', 'Amazing Grace') and is set to be released in the UK on June 18th 2013.
Starring: Jason Statham, Lee Asquith-Coe, Vicky McClure, Benedict Wong, Siobhan Hewlett, David Bradley, Lee Nicholas Harris, Ger Ryan, Andrew Ellis, Senem Temiz, Ian Pirie, Chris Cowlin, Paul Blackwell, Agata Buzek