The first entry in an ambitious, dark, and thrilling trilogy of interlinking films set in Yorkshire in the 1970s and 80s. 1974: Yorkshire - a time of paranoia, mistrust and institutionalized police corruption. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to search for the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit that characterizes a police investigation into a series of child abductions.

Special Presentation: 2009 New York Film Festival

"One of this year’s great cinematic events...Far and away the most convincing recent addition to the canon of film noir, this taut, mesmerizing trilogy of films was adapted from David Peace’s series of novels about the “Yorkshire Ripper,” a serial killer who terrorized northwest England in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Produced by film director Michael Winterbottom and Andrew Eaton, each of these new works was made by a different director, while all shared the same screenwriter, Tony Grisoni. Each installment can be seen separately, yet the impact of all three together is simply overwhelming." - New York Film Festival

"A world-class dramatic work." - Todd McCarthy, VARIETY

DIRECTOR: Julian Jarrold
WRITERS: Tony Grisoni, David Peace
CAST: Andrew Garfield, Rebecca Hall, Sean Bean, David Morrissey
An IFC Films Release
102 min