Bullet Boy (15)

Director: Saul Dibb
Starring: Ashley Walters, Luke Fraser, Claire Perkins
UK, 2004, 1 hour 31 minutes

Just out of prison and back home in Hackney, Ricky is determined to go straight, but finds that his loyalty to his friends sucks him back into a petty but escalating row with a local rude boy. Saddened by what she sees, his mother is determined that her younger son Curtis, who worships Ricky, doesn’t make the same mistakes. Featuring a convincing script and fine performances throughout, this is a terrifically realized, provocative and timely look at London’s illegal gun culture.

Ashley Walters, aka So Solid Crew’s Asher D, won Best Newcomer award at the British Independent Film Awards

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