Small Time Obsession

Synopsis

Small Time Obsession is a story of love and betrayal set amongst South London's Polish community.

Michael Korczynski has his heart set on training and racing greyhounds at his local stadium but is under pressure from his father to take charge of the family delicatessen. Steve is an orphan with a passion for classic cars and John is a talented musician struggling to come to terms with his depressed mother.

Both out of loyalty as friends and the need to earn money to keep their dreams alive, all three do work for amiable wide-boy, Chris, who seems to be heading inevitably towards a life of crime. This is further underlined when Chris forms a relationship with small-time villain Geordie, who is, in turn, trying to manoeuvre himself into the established underworld.

Unsettled by Chris' increasingly criminal ambitions, Michael becomes torn between loyalty to his friend and his own needs and desires which include an, as yet undisclosed, infatuation with Chris' long-standing girlfriend, Ali. However when Michael overhears Ali telling Chris that she is pregnant and Chris denying his responsibilities, he is incensed and decides to make a stand.

Details

Year

2000

Type of film

Features

Running Time

119 mins

Format

35mm Kodak

Director

Piotr Szkopiak

Producer

Piotr Szkopiak

Editor

Piotr Szkopiak

Director of Photography

Niels Reedtz Johansen

Sound

John Carr

Music

Martin Bell

Principal Cast

Alex King, Juliette Caton, Jason Merrells, Oliver Young, Richard Banks, Kirsten Parker

Screen Writer

Piotr Szkopiak

Genre

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 15th September 2009