A Landscape of Lies received media attention after it was discovered that the film concept was first created as, and was subsequently filmed in an attempt to hide a hoax by a criminal group to commit tax fraud.[3] It won a Silver Ace Award at the Las Vegas Film Festival, which was later rescinded after the festival committee learned of the film's use in the tax scam.[4]
Gulf war veteran Jacob (Andre Samson) finds it hard to adjust to life after returning home, but has found solace in his friend Hilt (Marc Bannerman), who was also Jacob's commanding officer. However, after Hilt is murdered by a would-be thief, Jacob decides to investigate what happened in order to bring peace to both his life and to Hilt's widow. As Jacob begins his investigation he finds himself becoming embroiled in a complicated series of events where nothing is as it seems.
Prior to the film's final incarnation as A Landscape of Lies, it was initially titled A Landscape of Lives.[5] The projected script followed a "crooked property developer", "SAS bodyguards that got killed by a gay brother", and was described by Knight as being "a crime thriller [that had] no real thrills".[5] Knight was brought on to finish the script for A Landscape of Lives after answering a job offer to re-write the script for an animated Robin Hood film. Unaware of Al-Issa, Madden, Hassan, and Al Baghdady's intent, the group asked Knight to also look at the script for A Landscape of Lives, to which Knight agreed.[5] The film was to be part of a film contract that would have the group's film company funding Knight's next five film projects along with the A Landscape of Lives and Robin Hood films.[5] Over the next few days Knight was asked to re-write and then film the completed script, which would become A Landscape of Lies.[5]
Filming for A Landscape of Lies took place in the United Kingdom over a six-week period during 2011.[6][7] Aoife Madden was set to produce the movie, which would be the acting debut of Scottish TV presenter Andrea McLean.[8]A Landscape of Lies was released in 2011 and was screened at the 2012 Las Vegas Film Festival, where it received a "Silver Ace".[9][10] This award was later rescinded after it was discovered that the film was a front for tax fraud.[10][11]
Tax issuesEdit
On 14 March 2013 it was reported that the film was actually at the center of a plot to defraud the British government of millions of pounds in tax relief, in particular, claiming tax relief and VAT relief on a massively loss-making film, to the tune of £1.5 million in VAT relief, and £1.3 million in film-related tax relief.[12] The lead actors McLean and Bannerman and director Knight were unaware of the crime.[7][13] The persons involved in the crime were Bashar Al-Issa, Aoife Madden, Tariq Hassan, and Osama Al Baghdady. They were brought to trial and convicted on 13 March 2013 along with Ian Sherwood, who allowed the gang to use his offices.[14] The gang had not intended to actually film the movie and had tried to deter attention by writing several scripts and beginning pre-production work, but eventually began filming after receiving negative attention from investigators.[7] They also utilized false receipts and several fake companies, through which they received £796,000 of public money.[13] The gang was sentenced on 25 March 2013.[15] Al-Issa was sentenced to six and a half years while the others received lesser sentences between three and five years.[16]
^Rose, Steve (23 August 2013). "A Landscape of Lies: the inside story of a blockbuster tax scam". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
^"Filmmakers jailed in Britain after collecting tax incentives for nonexistent movie". NOLA. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
^"Quisieron emular el engaño de "Argo" y fueron a la cárcel". Clarin. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
^Domanick, Andrea. "Las Vegas Film Festival awards prize to fake movie used in tax credit scam". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
^ abcdeRose, Steve (24 August 2013). "A Landscape of Lies: the inside story of a blockbuster tax scam". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
^Cooper, Sarah (8 August 2011). "Aoife Madden to produce 'A Landscape of Lies'". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
^ abc. Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
^Jefferies, Marc. "Very Loose Woman: Andrea McLean stars as a sex hungry therapist in new movie role". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
^. Archived from the original on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
^ ab"Landscape of Lies: Film festival cancels award to fake movie". The Age. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
^"Award for fake movie withdrawn". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
^Rose, Steve (13 March 2013). "A Landscape of Lies: the gangster film that taxed the taxman". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
^ ab. Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
^"A Landscape of Lies – film tax fraudsters guilty". GOV.UK. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
^"Film fraudsters jailed over tax scam". BBC News. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
^Harris, Aisha. "The Incredible Story of the Film-Tax Fraudsters". Slate. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
^Legge, James. "Straight out of Argo: Five jailed over 'entirely bogus film project'". The Independent. from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
^Lawless, Jill. "5 Convicted of Inventing Movie to Hide Tax Fraud". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
^Miller, Julie. "U.K. Citizens Enact Real-Life Argo Plot, Sans Heroic Hostage-Saving, Alan Arkin, Etc". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
^"'Landscape of Lies' Flic Is Argo Without Hostages". Bloomberg. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
^Champion, Walter T.; Willis, Kirk D. (2014). Intellectual Property Law in the Sports and Entertainment Industries. ABC-CLIO. pp. 225–226. ISBN9780313391644. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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A Landscape of Lies is a 2011 British drama film written and directed by Paul Knight 1 The film stars Andrea McLean Danny Midwinter Lucinda Rhodes Flaherty Daniel Peacock Marc Bannerman Andre Samson and Christina Baily citation needed It was shown at the Las Vegas Film Festival 2 A Landscape of LiesTheatrical posterDirected byPaul KnightWritten byPaul KnightProduced byAoife MaddenStarringAndrea McLeanDanny MidwinterLucinda Rhodes FlahertyAndre SamsonDaniel PeacockMarc BannermanChristina BailyCinematographyDjohnny ChanEdited byRodney WilliamsRelease date1 October 2011 2011 10 01 DVD Running time90 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishBudgetalleged 19 6 millionactual 84 thousandA Landscape of Lies received media attention after it was discovered that the film concept was first created as and was subsequently filmed in an attempt to hide a hoax by a criminal group to commit tax fraud 3 It won a Silver Ace Award at the Las Vegas Film Festival which was later rescinded after the festival committee learned of the film s use in the tax scam 4 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 A Landscape of Lives 3 2 Tax issues 4 References 5 External linksSynopsis EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Gulf war veteran Jacob Andre Samson finds it hard to adjust to life after returning home but has found solace in his friend Hilt Marc Bannerman who was also Jacob s commanding officer However after Hilt is murdered by a would be thief Jacob decides to investigate what happened in order to bring peace to both his life and to Hilt s widow As Jacob begins his investigation he finds himself becoming embroiled in a complicated series of events where nothing is as it seems Cast EditAndrea McLean as Dr Audrey Grey Lucinda Rhodes Flaherty as Claire Marc Bannerman as Hilt Daniel Peacock as Welles Kelly George as DC Carter Christina Baily as Suzy Helen Latham as Alice Danny Young as Eion Danny Midwinter as Brannigan Philip Brodie as Marcus Andre Samson as Jacob Victoria Hopkins as Tess Mel Mills as DCI Lane Rosie Ginger as Hannah Maeve Madden as Melody Anna Passey as Sergeant Egan Robby D Haynes as Lieutenant Hayes Alana Arthurs as SullingsProduction EditA Landscape of Lives Edit Prior to the film s final incarnation as A Landscape of Lies it was initially titled A Landscape of Lives 5 The projected script followed a crooked property developer SAS bodyguards that got killed by a gay brother and was described by Knight as being a crime thriller that had no real thrills 5 Knight was brought on to finish the script for A Landscape of Lives after answering a job offer to re write the script for an animated Robin Hood film Unaware of Al Issa Madden Hassan and Al Baghdady s intent the group asked Knight to also look at the script for A Landscape of Lives to which Knight agreed 5 The film was to be part of a film contract that would have the group s film company funding Knight s next five film projects along with the A Landscape of Lives and Robin Hood films 5 Over the next few days Knight was asked to re write and then film the completed script which would become A Landscape of Lies 5 Filming for A Landscape of Lies took place in the United Kingdom over a six week period during 2011 6 7 Aoife Madden was set to produce the movie which would be the acting debut of Scottish TV presenter Andrea McLean 8 A Landscape of Lies was released in 2011 and was screened at the 2012 Las Vegas Film Festival where it received a Silver Ace 9 10 This award was later rescinded after it was discovered that the film was a front for tax fraud 10 11 Tax issues Edit On 14 March 2013 it was reported that the film was actually at the center of a plot to defraud the British government of millions of pounds in tax relief in particular claiming tax relief and VAT relief on a massively loss making film to the tune of 1 5 million in VAT relief and 1 3 million in film related tax relief 12 The lead actors McLean and Bannerman and director Knight were unaware of the crime 7 13 The persons involved in the crime were Bashar Al Issa Aoife Madden Tariq Hassan and Osama Al Baghdady They were brought to trial and convicted on 13 March 2013 along with Ian Sherwood who allowed the gang to use his offices 14 The gang had not intended to actually film the movie and had tried to deter attention by writing several scripts and beginning pre production work but eventually began filming after receiving negative attention from investigators 7 They also utilized false receipts and several fake companies through which they received 796 000 of public money 13 The gang was sentenced on 25 March 2013 15 Al Issa was sentenced to six and a half years while the others received lesser sentences between three and five years 16 Bloomberg along with several other news outlets 17 18 19 compared the film and the criminal charges to Ben Affleck s Academy Award winning film Argo 20 21 References Edit Rose Steve 23 August 2013 A Landscape of Lies the inside story of a blockbuster tax scam The Guardian Retrieved 13 August 2014 Filmmakers jailed in Britain after collecting tax incentives for nonexistent movie NOLA Retrieved 17 August 2014 Quisieron emular el engano de Argo y fueron a la carcel Clarin Retrieved 13 August 2014 Domanick Andrea Las Vegas Film Festival awards prize to fake movie used in tax credit scam Las Vegas Sun Retrieved 17 August 2014 a b c d e Rose Steve 24 August 2013 A Landscape of Lies the inside story of a blockbuster tax scam The Guardian Retrieved 14 August 2014 Cooper Sarah 8 August 2011 Aoife Madden to produce A Landscape of Lies Screendaily com Retrieved 17 June 2014 a b c Watch the trailer for bogus film A Landscape of Lies Telegraph Archived from the original on 28 March 2013 Retrieved 13 August 2014 Jefferies Marc Very Loose Woman Andrea McLean stars as a sex hungry therapist in new movie role Daily Mirror Retrieved 17 August 2014 2012 Silver Ace Award Winners Archived from the original on 19 March 2013 Retrieved 15 March 2013 a b Landscape of Lies Film festival cancels award to fake movie The Age 27 March 2013 Retrieved 17 June 2014 Award for fake movie withdrawn Stuff co nz Retrieved 13 August 2014 Rose Steve 13 March 2013 A Landscape of Lies the gangster film that taxed the taxman The Guardian Retrieved 17 June 2014 a b Landscape of Lies director proud of film Telegraph Archived from the original on 26 March 2013 Retrieved 13 August 2014 A Landscape of Lies film tax fraudsters guilty GOV UK 13 March 2013 Retrieved 17 June 2014 Film fraudsters jailed over tax scam BBC News 25 March 2013 Retrieved 17 June 2014 Harris Aisha The Incredible Story of the Film Tax Fraudsters Slate Retrieved 13 August 2014 Legge James Straight out of Argo Five jailed over entirely bogus film project The Independent Archived from the original on 28 March 2013 Retrieved 13 August 2014 Lawless Jill 5 Convicted of Inventing Movie to Hide Tax Fraud NBC Chicago Retrieved 13 August 2014 Miller Julie U K Citizens Enact Real Life Argo Plot Sans Heroic Hostage Saving Alan Arkin Etc Vanity Fair Retrieved 13 August 2014 Landscape of Lies Flic Is Argo Without Hostages Bloomberg Retrieved 13 August 2014 Champion Walter T Willis Kirk D 2014 Intellectual Property Law in the Sports and Entertainment Industries ABC CLIO pp 225 226 ISBN 9780313391644 Retrieved 13 August 2014 External links EditA Landscape of Lies at IMDb Official website as archived 25 January 2013 at Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Landscape of Lies amp oldid 1153013248, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
