A Brixton squat houses a Yardie drug dealer, a beautiful junkie, an ex-IRA terrorist and a Rasta pirate radio DJ. Race, violence, loyalty, passion: the odds are against a happy ending. Set in a violent underworld, this is the story of a clash of two cultures –Yardie gangs and dissident Irish republicans, both with a penchant for firepower. Johnny ( Vinnie Jones) is hiding out in the squat, trying to escape a violent past in Ireland. He’s living above a drug den run by a Jamaican gangster (Eriq La Salle) and below the radio station run by peace-loving ‘Ras’ (Lennox Lewis). When Johnny’s former comrade and mentor (Patrick Bergin) escapes from Brixton Prison and comes in search of his help Johnny faces a return to violence which jeopardises his new-found love (Samantha Mumba).
It’s all played out against a reggae soundtrack from renowned DJ-producer Adrian Sherwood. The casting is bold, and inspired - all give spirited performances. Jones in particular is surprisingly credible and disarmingly sympathetic. His romance with Mumba is cute. Him: ‘You don’t look Irish’. Her: ‘You don’t sound Irish’. Both are true, but neither matters. Brendan Foley’s bright, often witty script has a killer outcome. LL book tickets for this screening
ALL ACCESS RAINDANCE FESTIVAL PASS
All screenings take place at the CineWorld, Trocadero Centre, Piccadilly, London W1
except Opening and Closing Night - CineWorld Haymarket
Access all areas:
- ticket to the Opening Night Gala screening of BROTHERS OF THE HEAD + the After Show Party (live music, and free booze)
- 80 of the best independent feature films
*150 short films (including animation, documentary and experimental strands)
- Q & A with film producers and
directors
- networking opportunities
- meet the people who decide what movies get made: Live Ammunition! (the super pitch event)
- exclusive tickets to Stanley Kubrick screenings and events
- four monster parties (Opening - Sept 27th, Sept 29th, October 3rd and Closing Night)
- ten industry panel seminars
- a FREE commemorative Raindance Festival Tee Shirt (while supplies last)
