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Blistering thriller of a teen groomed to work for a brutal, organised drugs network.

Drama 2019 90 mins

Director: Henry Blake

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Overview

Obeying the first rule – 'write what you know' - former youth worker turned filmmaker Henry Blake turns in an original, stylish debut feature which premiered at the 2019 BFI London Film Festival. It exposes the urban-to-rural drugs system of the title, a network which exploits children to use as couriers. Children like Tyler (Conrad Khan), adrift and so a perfect target for Simon (Harris Dickinson) to charm, befriend and recruit. Tyler's rapid apprenticeship propels the story, which is persuasively brutal and corrosive. But Blake makes it authentic and sensitive too, and his film has huge heart and unexpected optimism beneath.

Director
Henry Blake
Featuring
Conrad KhanAshley MadekweMarcus RutherfordTabitha Milne-Price
Genres
DramaCrime
Certificate
15Strong violence, injury detail, threat, drug misuse, very strong language.
Released
2019
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English

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