Project Detail

Gassed Up

Synopsis

Set at the peak of a crime wave sweeping across London, teenage Ash is trying to earn money to raise his 14-year-old sister and send his mother to rehab when he’s caught up with an organised crime ring led by a young and charismatic Albanian immigrant. As the crimes escalate from stealing mobile phones on the street to jewellery store robberies, Ash must choose between his lavish new lifestyle or the people he loves before his whole world comes crashing down around him.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

Details

Year: 2023
Type of film: Features
Running time: 102 min
Format: Digital
Director: George Amponsah
Producer: Rupert Preston, Edward Caffrey, Hester Ruoff, Bart Ruspoli, Stefan D'Bart
Executive Producer: Stephen Hole, Bradley Butler, Emilie Butler, Michael Gilmore, Eliot Hankins, George Hawkins, Ian Kirk, Waleed Maisery, Lucy Middleweek, Tom Newton, Otto Ruoff, Adam Sumner, Nigel Williams
Editor: Richard Ketteridge
Screenwriter: Archie Maddocks, Taz Skylar
Director of Photography: Stefan Ciupek
Production Designer: Ian Bailie
Principal cast: Stephen Odubola, Taz Skylar, Steve Toussaint, Craige Middleburg, Jelena Gavrilovic, Mohammed Mansaray, Tobias Jowett

Genre

Action Black Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Sunrise Films, Ascendant Fox, Burton Fox production in association with Bromantics

Sunrise Films

c/o Ed Caffrey

ed.caffrey@vertigoreleasing.com

Ascendant Fox

Bart Ruspoli

br@ascendantfox.com

Burton Fox

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Sales Company

Vertigo Releasing

20-22 Wenlock Road
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N1 7GU

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