Romans
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Directed by	Ludwig Shammasian Paul Shammasian
Written by	Geoff Thompson
Produced by	Jasper Graham James Harris Mark Lane Sheetal Vinod Talwar
Starring	Orlando Bloom Janet Montgomery Charlie Creed-Miles Anne Reid Alex Ferns Josh Myers
Cinematography	Felix Wiedemann
Edited by	Paul Shammasian
Music by	Stephen Hilton
Production companies	Dreamscape Tea Shop & Film Company Worldwide Entertainment Group
Release date	1 July 2017 (2017-07-01) (EIFF)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Romans is a 2017 British drama film directed by Ludwig Shammasian and Paul Shammasian and written by Geoff Thompson. The film stars Orlando Bloom, Janet Montgomery, Charlie Creed-Miles, Anne Reid, Alex Ferns and Josh Myers. The film premiered at the 2017 Edinburgh International Film Festival. In the United States, the film was released under the title Retaliation.

Cast

• Orlando Bloom as Malky^[1]
• Janet Montgomery as Emma^[2]
• Charlie Creed-Miles as Paul
• Anne Reid as Mother
• Alex Ferns as Jo
• Josh Myers as Colin
• James Smillie as Jimmy
• Kyle Rees as Mick
• Rory Nolan as Billy
• Charlotte Powell as Lou

Production

On 10 November 2015 Orlando Bloom joined the cast of the film.^[1] On 27 November 2015 Janet Montgomery joined the cast of the film.^[2] Principal photography began on 16 November 2015.^[3]

Release

The film premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 1 July 2017.^[4] The film was released in North America as Retaliation on 24 July 2020.^[5]