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BIGGA THAN BEN

by Suzie Halewood

synopsis

A crime-fuelled tale of two likeable but wayward Russian "pieces of Moscow scum" who arrive in London intent on bettering themselves and amassing an easy fortune. But it's not long before Spiker and Cobakka realise that, legally, they aren't going to get very far. So, aided by the dodgy Artash and sidekick Spartak , they learn to shoplift from supermarkets, rip off banks, joyride on the tube and turn mobile phones into crack. Finding themselves drawn into a shadowy underworld of backstreet drug deals, chav nightclubs, refugees and nymphomaniacs, life begins to turn sour. The highs begin to fade. Spiker badly misses his girlfriend back in Moscow, and seeks consolation in drugs. When he slips into serious addiction and Artash double-crosses them, Cobakka finds himself forced into making some life-changing decisions.

original title: Bigga Than Ben
country: United Kingdom
year: 2007
genre: fiction
directed by: Suzie Halewood
screenplay: Suzie Halewood
cast: Andrei Chadov, Ben Barnes, Ovidiu Matesan
cinematography by: Ben Moulden
film editing: James Smith Rewse, Jamie Trevill
art director: Damien Creagh
music: Paul E Francis, Pete Doherty
producer: Suzie Halewood, Liz Holford, Michael Conway, Lily Pollock
production: Bigga Than Ben Ltd

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