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

Genre

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 26th November 2005