Locke never forgave his father for abandoning him as a child, and he is determined not to make the same mistake, even though he has no relationship with, nor any particular feelings for, Bethan. Despite his job responsibilities and although his wife and sons are eagerly awaiting his arrival home to watch a football match, Locke decides to drive to London to be with Bethan during childbirth. The evening before he must supervise a large concrete pour in Birmingham (the largest non-nuclear facility, non-military concrete pour in European history), construction foreman Ivan Locke learns that Bethan, a colleague from a job in Croydon with whom he had a one-night stand seven months before (which resulted in her becoming pregnant), has gone into premature labour. Locke received critical acclaim, particularly for Hardy's performance, which won him the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor. The film had a limited release in the United Kingdom beginning on 18 April 2014, and grossed $5.1 million worldwide. The film premiered at the 70th Venice Film Festival on 2 September 2013. The film stars Tom Hardy in the title role, the only character seen on screen, as he carries on a number of speakerphone conversations with characters voiced by Olivia Colman, Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott, Ben Daniels, Tom Holland and Bill Milner. Locke is a 2013 psychological drama film written and directed by Steven Knight.
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