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DOWN TERRACE by Ben Wheatley, UK, 2010, Dark comedy, 93 minutes
Ben Wheatley’s first feature!
Father and son Bill and Karl have just been released from jail, but all is not well at Down Terrace. Patriarchs of a small crime family, their business is plagued with infighting: Karl has had more than he can take of his old man's philosophizing and preaching; Bill thinks Karl's dedication to the family is seriously compromised when he takes up with an estranged girlfriend who claims to be carrying his baby; they have to explain the profit drop to the bosses in London and figure out who's the mole who turned them in. It's time to clean house. Recrimination, betrayal, murder and a spot of redecorating are quick to follow. Always remember: you're only as good as the people you know. DOWN TERRACE breathes new life into the gangster genre by mixing-up family drama in the style of Mike Leigh, The Sopranos' gangster reality and the body count of a splatter flick, caught with a fly-on-the-wall camera.
Stars Robin Hill, Robert Hill, Julia Deakin, David Schaal, Tony Way and Michael Smiley
Festivals: International Film Festival Rotterdam, Glasgow International Film Festival , Belfast International Film Festival, New York International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN), Fantasia International Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival…
Awards: Next Wave Award, Best Film, Fantastic Fest / Best UK Feature, Raindance Film Festival / Raindance Award, British Independent Film Awards / Grand Jury Prize Narrative Feature, International Film Festival of Boston / Most Promising Newcomer Award (Ben Wheatley), Evening Standard British Film Awards
The DVD is Region 1, includes French subtitles, as well as special features. Recycled cardboard and plastic digipack, in compostable plastic wrapping.
DOWN TERRACE by Ben Wheatley, UK, 2010, Dark comedy, 93 minutes
Ben Wheatley’s first feature!
Father and son Bill and Karl have just been released from jail, but all is not well at Down Terrace. Patriarchs of a small crime family, their business is plagued with infighting: Karl has had more than he can take of his old man's philosophizing and preaching; Bill thinks Karl's dedication to the family is seriously compromised when he takes up with an estranged girlfriend who claims to be carrying his baby; they have to explain the profit drop to the bosses in London and figure out who's the mole who turned them in. It's time to clean house. Recrimination, betrayal, murder and a spot of redecorating are quick to follow. Always remember: you're only as good as the people you know. DOWN TERRACE breathes new life into the gangster genre by mixing-up family drama in the style of Mike Leigh, The Sopranos' gangster reality and the body count of a splatter flick, caught with a fly-on-the-wall camera.
Stars Robin Hill, Robert Hill, Julia Deakin, David Schaal, Tony Way and Michael Smiley
Festivals: International Film Festival Rotterdam, Glasgow International Film Festival , Belfast International Film Festival, New York International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN), Fantasia International Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival…
Awards: Next Wave Award, Best Film, Fantastic Fest / Best UK Feature, Raindance Film Festival / Raindance Award, British Independent Film Awards / Grand Jury Prize Narrative Feature, International Film Festival of Boston / Most Promising Newcomer Award (Ben Wheatley), Evening Standard British Film Awards
The DVD is Region 1, includes French subtitles, as well as special features. Recycled cardboard and plastic digipack, in compostable plastic wrapping.
