SHIFTY
by Eran Creevy
synopsis
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. As his long time friend Chris, confronts the dark past he left behind him, Shifty is forced to face up to the violent future he's hurtling towards.
international title: | Shifty |
original title: | Shifty |
country: | United Kingdom |
year: | 2009 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Eran Creevy |
film run: | 85' |
release date: | UK 24/04/2009 |
screenplay: | Eran Creevy |
cast: | Riz Ahmed, Daniel Mays, Jason Flemyng, Nitin Ganatra, Jay Simpson, Dannielle Brent, Francesca Annis, Kate Groombridge, Jason Maza |
cinematography by: | Ed Wild |
film editing: | Kim Gaster |
art director: | Erik Rehl |
costumes designer: | Rebecca Duncan |
music: | Harry Escott, Molly Nyman |
producer: | Rory Aitken, Ben Pugh |
production: | Between The Eyes |
distributor: | Metrodome Distribution |