City of Tiny Lights
Synopsis
Tommy Akhtar (Riz Ahmed) – cricket fan, devoted son and deadbeat private eye – is just emerging from another hangover when his next case walks through the door. Hooker Melody (Cush Jumbo) wants him to find her friend Natasha who has gone missing without warning. As he delves deeper into the case, Tommy’s journey to uncover the truth leads him into the hidden layers of modern London, unlocking shocking secrets about past loves, friendships and family.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2016 - Thrill Strand
Details
- Year
- 2016
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 107 mins
- Director
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Pete Travis
- Producer
- Ado Yoshizaki Cassuto, Rebecca O'Brien
- Executive Producer
- Charles Auty, Peter Hampden, Norman Merry, Fumio Nagase, Christine Langan, Joe Oppenheimer, Natascha Wharton, Michiyo Yoshizaki, Marc Samuelson
- Editor
- David Charap
- Screenwriter
- Patrick Neate (novel, screenplay)
- Director of Photography
- Felix Wiedemann
- Production Designer
- Víctor Molero
- Sound
- Kevin Brazier
- Music
- Ruth Barrett
- Principal cast
- Riz Ahmed, Cush Jumbo, James Floyd, Billie Piper, Roshan Seth
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
An NDF International and Sixteen Films Production made with the support of BFI, BBC Films in association with Lip Sync Productions LLP, Fel UK and Ingenious Media
NDF International
67A Belsize ParkLondon
NW3 4EH
Sixteen Films
Jack Thomas-O'Brien2nd Floor, 187 Wardour Street
London
W1F 8ZB
Sales Company
Protagonist Pictures
42-48 Great Portland StreetLondon
W1W 7NB
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