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Shifty
Shifty, a young crack cocaine dealer in London, sees his life quickly spiral out of control when his best friend returns home. Stalked by a customer desperate to score at all costs, and with his family about to turn their back on him for good, Shifty must out-run and out-smart a rival drug dealer, intent on setting him up for a big fall.
2008 · Directed by Eran Creevy · 85 min · Thriller · Screenplay in the scene database · 1 frames
Plot
After four years, Chris returns to his hometown with the ostensible purpose of attending a party, but his true motive is to reconnect with his old friend Shifty, whom he left behind. During his time away, Chris has embraced a responsible adult life, complete with a mortgage and a good job. However, he is taken aback to discover that Shifty has been involved in cocaine dealing for quite some time, supplied by the double-dealing Glen.
Although happy to see him, Shifty has not fully forgiven Chris for leaving in the first place, and it soon transpires that the circumstances of Chris's departure are more complicated than they first seemed. They spend the next 24 hours together, Chris watching Shifty as he deals to a variety of increasingly desperate customers from the community.
Over the course of this day they are forced to confront the ghosts from the past that drove Chris away and led to the desperate and dangerous present that Shifty finds himself in, whilst re-discovering their friendship. Chris is once again given an opportunity to prove his loyalty to Shifty and ultimately to try to save Shifty from himself.
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Crew
- Written by: Eran Creevy
- Cinematography: Ed Wild
- Edited by: Kim Gaster
- Music: Harry Escott, Molly Nyman
- Production design: Erik Rehl
- Produced by: Rory Aitken, Ben Pugh
Cast
- Riz Ahmed as Shifty
- Daniel Mays as Chris
- Jason Flemyng as Glen
- Francesca Annis as Valerie
- Nitin Ganatra as Rez
- Jay Simpson as Trevor
- Dannielle Brent as Jasmine
- Kate Groombridge as Loretta
- Jason Maza as Malik
- Jordan Long as Lenny
Production
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Studios: BBC Film, Between The Eyes, Film London
- Box office: $245,426
- Themes: drug dealer, police, heroin, cocaine
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