V is a 1991 neo noir erotic thriller film directed by Simon Moore and starring Liam Neeson and Laura San Giacomo. Neeson won best actor at the 1992 Festival du Film Policier de Cognac for his performance. Plot The film is set in the late 1950s, when strict British divorce laws could be circumvented by manufacturing fake evidence of adultery, and in Brighton, where such activities often occurred. An amoral private detective, who with the help of his wife provides phoney photographs and paid witnesses for divorce cases, becomes a prime suspect when his wife and a wealthy artist client are murdered. Cast Liam Neeson as Tony Aaron Laura San Giacomo as Angeline Kenneth Cranham as Frank Maggie O'Neill as Hazel Aaron Stephen Moore as Roscoe Alphonsia Emmanuel as Selina Alex Norton as Prosecuting Attorney Kevin Moore as Barrister Release Reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 25% based on reviews from 8 critics. References External links British detective films 1991 films Films set in 1959 1991 crime thriller films British crime thriller films Columbia Pictures films Films scored by Christopher Gunning 1990s English-language films 1990s British films