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 |