Project Detail

Underground

Synopsis

Big Ben. Buckingham Palace. Trafalgar Square. St Paul's Cathedral. Piccadilly Circus. The London that the world knows.

But there is another side to London that remains unknown to the tourists, that emerges only at night, that comes alive in ageing terraced houses and sprawling estates.

It is a world of pills of dubious origin swallowed hurriedly and hopefully, of music with a thumping beat that you'll still hear when you wake up the morning after, of Rizla papers bought from an all-night garage, of bottles of mineral water shared as love tokens, of greasy kebabs eaten when the tastebuds have long since numbed, of sunrises viewed through stinging eyes.

It is close to heaven, but it is very close to hell.

For Rat, a fifteen year-old drug dealer, it is the only world he knows.

Over one night Rat's world turns upside down as he finds himself on the run from older, far more serious criminals. We follow Rat as he looks for shelter with those he thinks he can trust. As each door closes on him, the likelihood of ever seeing the light of day again grows smaller.

Details

Year: 1999
Type of film: Features
Running time: 92 mins
Format: 16mm Kodak
Director: Paul Spurrier
Producer: Christopher Leeson
Director of Photography: Paul Spurrier
Principal cast: Billy Smith, Zoe Smale, Ian Dury, Nick Sutton
Screen Writer: Paul Spurrier

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Creative Film Services Ltd 96 Lucas Court Strasburg Road London SW11 5JG Tel/Fax: 020 7498 7385 Email: cfs1@globalnet.co.uk

Sales Company

Creative Film Services Ltd as Production Company

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