Overview
Hyena is a 2014 British neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Gerard Johnson.
Plot
Michael Logan is a detective sergeant in London, working as part of a specialised taskforce alongside his friends and colleagues Chris, Martin and Keith. The taskforce's unconventional and corrupt operations bring the officers into contact with European drug syndicates, with them happy to turn a blind eye to their dealings for either a cut, or electing to confiscate suppliers' merchandise for their own profit. Logan meets with a contact in a Turkish drug cartel, who is organising a large scale shipment that he has invested £100,000 into with the hope of netting an even better profit. However, during the meeting his contact is ambushed and attacked by members of a rival Albanian gang, run by the Kabashi brothers, looking to expand their power. Logan meets with and aims to provide the Albanians with the same service he provided the Turks, but they aren't easily led.
Meanwhile, he and his colleagues are being investigated by the Professional Standards Department, headed up by Detective Inspector Nick Taylor. Complicating matters further, Logan is seconded from the Taskforce to a new operation run by the vice unit, aiming at investigating the Kabashis' involvement in people trafficking. It is headed up by DI David Knight, a former friend and colleague of Logan's who he fell out with a decade prior.
Cast
Peter Ferdinando as DS Michael Logan, West London Police Taskforce
Tony Pitts as Keith, West London Police Taskforce
Neil Maskell as Martin, West London Police Taskforce
Thomas Craig as DCI Harrison, Head of West London Police Taskforce
Stephen Graham as DI David Knight, West London Police CSO14
Richard Dormer as DI Nick Taylor, West London Police Professional Standards
Lorenzo Camporese as DS John Noonan, West London Police Professional Standards
MyAnna Buring as Lisa, a close friend of Michael
Orli Shuka as Nikolla Kabashi, an Albanian gangster
Gjevat Kelmendi as Rezar Kabashi, an Albanian gangster
Elisa Lasowski as Ariana, an Albanian woman trafficked by the Kabashi's
Mehmet Ferda as Akif Dikman, a Turkish criminal
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