A Landscape of Lies

Brannigan Woods

Dr. Andrea Grey

Jacob Fassbender

Hilt McAvoy

Marcus Clancy

Eion

Hannah Clancy

Suzy Honeywell

Louise McAvoy (as Samantha Cunningham)

Don Welles

Alice Woods

Tess

DCI Lane

DC Carter

Claire Clancy (as Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty)

Jane

Melody

Amber

Anderson

Sullings

Khan

Lieutenant Hayes

Stan (as Chris Hill)

Homeless Bob

Sid the barman

Rocker

Chick

Daniella

Sadie

Juan

Mr. Lensherr

Receptionist

Dancer 1

Dancer 2

Dancer 3

Dancer 4

Dancer 5

Police Officer

Pizza Man

Yank

Danny

Police Officer

Soldier 3

DJ

Yob

Bouncer

Teacher

Soldier 2

Businessman

Soldier 1

Arresting Police Officer / Office Cop

Jack

Guy (as Dave Kool Wiltshire)

This British movie was filmed as a result of an attempt to claim £2.8million for a film that was never intended to be made. Bashar Al-Issa, 34, from Maida Vale, London; Aoife Madden, 31, from Northern Ireland; Tariq Hassan, 52, from Essex, Ian Sherwood, 53, and Osama Al Baghdady, 42, both from Manchester, all claimed a Jordanian film company was financing a larger scale version of the movie, to the tune of over £19million. After the group tried to claim VAT and tax credits, HMRC (Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs) followed up on the claim, and discovered that no work had been done on the movie, and that most of the named suppliers had never even heard of the project. The group were arrested, and while on bail, made the much smaller budgeted movie as an attempt to escape prison. The investigation led to HMRC's first prosecution for film tax relief fraud. "This gang thought they could exploit rules for genuine British film-makers and thieve from the public purse for their own gain," said John Pointing of HMRC's Assistant Director of Criminal Investigation. Al-Issa was convicted of two counts of conspiracy to cheat the public revenue and the others of one count of that offence each at Southwark Crown Court. On 25th March 2013 the five were handed prison sentences ranging from three years and six months to six years.

The film won the Silver Ace Award at the Las Vegas International Film Festival but was later stripped of the award after learning that it was not screened at any of its participating cinemas.