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Written and directed by Michael Elkin, Break follows a troubled but talented young snooker player who attempts to break free from a world of crime.

UK sales outfit 7&7 has taken rights on British snooker-themed indie thriller, Break, notable for featuring the final screen performance from Rutger Hauer (the Dutch star of Blade Runner and The Hitcher) who died last year.

Written and directed by Michael Elkin, Break follows a troubled but talented young snooker player who, helped by local kingpin (Hauer) and veteran Chinese pool champion (David Yip), attempts to break free from a world of crime and reach the...

Rutger Hauer will play an old-time gangster in “Break,” a London- and Beijing-set movie about an up-and-coming snooker player. The picture will also feature cameos from some of the sport’s big-name players, including Ireland’s Ken Doherty, China’s Liang Wenbo, and Britain’s Jack Lisowski.

The “Break” producers have teamed with world snooker’s official association. They will film scenes at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre, which is considered the home of professional snooker. The climax of the film is set during the World Snooker Championship final, which takes place at the venue.

Hauer is Ray, owner of a run-down snooker hall and an old school villain. Sam Gittins (“The Smoke”) has the lead role and plays Spencer Pryde, a kid from a rough neighborhood who is wasting his snooker talent and getting dragged into crime. After a chance encounter with a Chinese pool champion, he gets the chance to turn his life around,...