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Adolescence is a British crime drama miniseries created by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham. The Netflix series follows the lives of Jamie Miller, a 13-year-old boy and his family as Jamie is accused of murdering a girl from his class. Adolescence has a thrilling and intense storytelling style, as all of it is shot in one take. Adolescence stars Stephen Graham, Ashley Walters, Erin Doherty, Owen Cooper, Faye Marsay, Christine Tremarco, Mark Stanley, and Jo Hartley. So, if you loved the intense story, thrilling drama, and compelling characters in Adolescence, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Defending Jacob is a mystery legal crime drama miniseries created by Mark Bomback. Based on the 2012 novel of the same name by William Landay, the Apple TV+ series...

BAFTA-winning cult hit Gangs of London is back for a second series of intense, action-packed drama as London’s criminal underworld engages in its deadly (and addictive to watch) power struggle. The first episode of series two aired on Sky Atlantic on Thursday 20th October, and left fans hungry for more: so where can you watch the rest of the series in the UK? And when is Gangs of London season two being released in the US? We’ve got you covered:

Gangs of London Series 2 in the UK

Although it was originally announced as a boxset release, so far only the first two episodes of Gangs of London series 2 are available on Sky Atlantic and Now.

According to the Now website, new episodes will be available to stream every Thursday, starting with episode three on Thursday 27th October.

The US release of Gangs of London Season 2

US fans will...

Brutal British crime drama Gangs of London is back for a second series on Sky Atlantic and Now, with a release date of 20th October in the UK and 17th November in the US, and it’s looking as dark and gritty as ever.

When the explosive first series launched in April 2020, this story of the turbulent power struggles of London’s criminal underworld – centring on the Wallace family and various other international gangs – was an instant hit, at the time becoming Sky Atlantic’s second-biggest original drama launch behind Chernobyl. As dramas go it’s a thrilling powerhouse of a series, full of epic fight scenes and twisty narrative, and certainly isn’t for the faint-hearted gore-wise.

Now it’s back for a second series, fans will certainly be looking forward to seeing their unanswered questions resolved, as well as being introduced to new players in this savage power game.

Sky has revealed the full red band trailer for the highly anticipated return of ‘Gangs of London.’

One year after the death of Sean Wallace and the violent reckonings of series one, the map and soul of London has been redrawn. The surviving Wallaces are scattered, the Dumanis broken and estranged, and Elliot is now being forced to work for the Investors.

As the Investors look down on a city sliding into chaos they decide enough is enough and bring in reinforcements to restore control. Old favourites and new players fight back against the new order, forcing sworn enemies to work together and family members to betray each other. Who will win the battle for London’s soul?

Created by Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery, series two will see the return of Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Paapa Essiedu, Lucian Msamati, Michelle Fairley, Orli Shuka, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Brian Vernel, Narges Rashidi, Asif Raza...

Gangs of London is returning soon to AMC+. The streaming service has set a premiere date for season two of the action-crime drama with the release of a trailer.

Dìrísù, Paapa Essiedu, Lucian Msamati, Michelle Fairley, Orli Shuka, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Brian Vernel, Narges Rashidi, Asif Raza Mir, and Valene Kane star in the series, which revolves around the power struggle between international gangs in London. Waleed Zuaiter, Jahz Armando, Fady El-Sayed, Salem Kali, and Aymen Hamdouchi are joining the cast for season two.

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Gangs of London Photo Credit: AMC/Sky In a foreboding and high-octane trailer, AMC+ has announced the return of its lauded original series Gangs of London, which will debut its much anticipated second season on Thursday, November 17 with two episodes. The critically-acclaimed, award-winning drama became an international sensation in its first season, with its shocking yet artfully-choreographed action scenes and stunt work. Following the premiere, one episode of the eight-part season will debut Thursdays on AMC+, AMC Networks’ premium streaming bundle. In the second season, a new, darker era of chaos and turbulent power struggles comes to London. One year after the death of Sean Wallace and the violent reckonings of season one, the map and soul of the city has been redrawn – the surviving Wallaces are scattered, the Dumanis broken and estranged, and ex-undercover cop Elliot Finch is now being forced to work for the Investors. As the Investors...

Sky has revealed a first look teaser for the highly anticipated return of ‘Gangs of London.’ In the teaser, fans will be reunited with ex-undercover cop Elliot (played by Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù) and see the first glimpse of the returning series full of twists, turns and exhilarating, cinematic action sequences.

One year after the death of Sean Wallace and the violent reckonings of series one, the map and soul of London has been redrawn. The surviving Wallaces are scattered, the Dumanis broken and estranged, and Elliot is now being forced to work for the Investors.

As the Investors look down on a city sliding into chaos they decide enough is enough and bring in reinforcements to restore control. Old favourites and new players fight back against the new order, forcing sworn enemies to work together and family members to betray each other. Who will win the battle for London’s soul?...

Funding

“The Crown” stars Olivia Colman and Lesley Manville are among a host of British creative industries personalities calling for a levy on gadgets, the proceeds of which would to towards supporting the U.K. creative sector.

“As a coalition of creators and performers we support the Smart Fund, a new scheme that could help to bring cultural and economic renewal to the whole of the U.K. The fund could generate £250-£300 [$346-415] million a year for the creative sector, and boost a wider U.K. economic recovery, by placing a small levy on the sale of devices that enable people to store and download creative content, such as mobile phones, laptops and personal computers. This would provide a direct way for tech companies to invest in culture,” the artists wrote in a letter to U.K. newspaper The Times on Tuesday.

“In 2019 the creative industries contributed £111.7 billion to the...

With filming now underway on season 2 of the highly acclaimed Sky series ‘Gangs of London’ a line-up of fresh new faces to join the cast have been announced.

Joining the cast of series one, which include Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù, Michelle Fairley, Brian Vernel, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Lucian Msamati, Paapa Essiedu, Valene Kane, Orli Shuk, Narges Rashidi and Asif Raza are Waleed Zuaiter (Baghdad Central, The Spy), French rapper Jasmine Armando in her first TV role, Salem Kali, Aymen Hamdouchi and Fady El-Sayed (Baghdad Central, A Private War).

Season 2 is set one year after the tumultuous events of series one, since the collapse of the Wallace Dumani empire, order is lacking, and the energy and chaos of a gold rush threaten the city with gangland anarchy. The Investors are viewing the city as a place of ruin and decide enough is enough. Licensing a new gang to restore stability, drama instead ensues. These...

Gangs of London’s second season is currently shooting ahead of its return to Sky and AMC next year.

Production got underway on the eight-part mob drama three weeks ago, with Pulse Films producing in association with Sister. No news yet though on whether Joe Cole will reprise his role as Sean Wallace after Season 1’s cliffhanger ending.

Returning cast includes Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù, Michelle Fairley, Brian Vernel, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Lucian Msamati, Paapa Essiedu, Valene Kane, Orli Shuka, Asif Raza, and Narges Rashid. New cast includes Baghdad Central star Waleed Zuaiter, as previously revealed by Deadline.

French rapper Jasmine Armando in her first TV role, Salem Kali (Un Prophete), Aymen Hamdouchi (Sas: Red Notice) and Fady El-Sayed (Baghdad Central) have also joined the gangland drama series.

Created by Gareth Evans and his creative partner Matt Flannery, Season 2 is set a year after the events of the first season. Since the collapse of the Wallace Dumani empire,...

Vulture Watch What lies in wait for the Rmp in Aden, Yemen? Has The Last Post TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Amazon? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of The Last Post, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?   What's This TV Show About? Streaming on the Amazon Prime Video paid subscription platform, The Last Post stars Ben Miles, Jeremy Neumark Jones, Stephen Campbell Moore, Jessie Buckley, Amanda Drew, Jessica Raine, Essie Davis, Tom Glynn-Carney, Louis Greatorex, Chris Reilly, Kevin Sutton, Paul Tinto, Toby Woolf, Ouidad Elma, Andrew Havill, Joseph Kennedy, Richard Dillane, and Aymen Hamdouchi. The 1960s historical military drama centers on the officers...

Network: Amazon. Episodes: Six (hour). Seasons: One. TV show dates: December 22, 2017 — May 8, 2018. Series status: Cancelled. Performers include: Ben Miles, Jeremy Neumark Jones, Stephen Campbell Moore, Jessie Buckley, Amanda Drew, Jessica Raine, Essie Davis, Tom Glynn-Carney, Louis Greatorex, Chris Reilly, Kevin Sutton, Paul Tinto, Toby Woolf, Ouidad Elma, Andrew Havill, Joseph Kennedy, Richard Dillane, and Aymen Hamdouchi. TV show description: A 1960s military historical drama from creator and writer Peter Moffat, The Last Post TV show unfolds in Aden, Yemen. It revolves around the officers of a Royal Military Police unit and their families. The British drama originally aired on BBC One in UK. The story centers on the men who serve as soldiers and...

Updated: Giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all who entered! You've got to be strong to face up to the issues raised in the prison drama We Are Monster, which hits iTunes today. Here's the official synopsis: On the night of 21 March 2000, in a cell at Feltham Young Offenders Institution, a white racist prisoner, Robert Stewart, battered his Asian cellmate, Zahid Mubarek, into a coma only five hours before Mubarek was due to be released. Mubarek never recovered from the injuries he had sustained and died a week later. We Are Monster is a psychological drama inspired by this true story. Antony Petrou directed from a script by Leeshon Alexander, who stars as Robert Stewart. Aymen Hamdouchi portrays Zahid Mubarek. If you're ready...

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Drama based on racially-motivated murder to get UK release.

True crime drama We Are Monster is to receive a limited theatrical release in the UK through Shear Entertainment on May 1 and will get a home entertainment release through Metrodome on May 11.

The film received its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival last June, where it played in competition for the Michael Powell Award.

Director Antony Petrou’s drama charts the true story of the murder of a young Asian inmate, Zahid Mubarak, by violent racist Robert Stewart at Feltham Young Offenders Institute in 2000.

Mubarek’s death was a national scandal and led to a House of Lords inquiry in 2006, which found a bewildering catalogue of both individual and systemic shortcomings at Feltham, naming and criticising 20 prison officials for failing to take action to prevent the death.

The film is written by and stars Leeshon Alexander with Aymen Hamdouchi co-starring.

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Watch the exclusive trailer for We Are Monster, the harrowing true story of a racist killing in a young offenders' institution that made headlines in 2000. We Are Monster, which received a positive review from The Guardian at last year's Edinburgh film festival, stars Leeshon Alexander and Aymen Hamdouchi, is released in cinemas on 1 May and is available on DVD/Tvod on 11 May Continue reading...

Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage ignites a powder keg of action in the electrifying cloak-and-dagger thriller Dying of the Light, arriving on DVD, Blu-ray and Digital HD February 17th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. To celebrate the upcoming release, we have a special sneak peek with an exclusive featurette that looks at the legacy of Nicolas Cage.

In Dying of the Light, Evan Lake (Nicolas Cage), a veteran CIA agent, has been ordered to retire. But when his prot&#233g&#233 (Anton Yelchin) uncovers evidence that Lake's nemesis, the terrorist Banir (Alexander Karim), has resurfaced, Lake goes rogue, embarking on a perilous, intercontinental mission to eliminate his sworn enemy.

Dying of the Light is currently available On Demand. The DVD and Blu-ray arrives today with bonus materials that include deleted/extended scenes, cast and crew interviews and a "making of" featurette. From the writer of Taxi Driver and co-writer of Raging Bull,...

★★☆☆☆ The first film from editor Andrew Hulme has a promising visual edge but is saddled by a style-over-substance formula that harks away from character development and narrative discussion. Co-written by Martin Askew, on whose own story the film partly bases itself, Snow in Paradise (2014) is the tale of Dave, a low-life East London gangster who escapes into Islam for refuge from when he goes in too deep. We meet Dave (Frederick Schmidt) on a drug delivery in East London, alongside his best mate Tariq (Aymen Hamdouchi ). They don't look like typical gangsters - both slim, with Dave in a hipster shirt – especially swapping goods with burly men from a rival gang.

With the release of Dying of the Light in theaters and on VOD coming up tomorrow, December 5, we have an exclusive clip featuring stars Nicolas Cage and Anton Yelchin, following our exclusive photos from last month. Nicolas Cage stars as Evan Lake, a veteran CIA agent who has been ordered to retire. But when his prot&#233g&#233 (Anton Yelchin) uncovers evidence that Lake's nemesis, the terrorist Banir (Alexander Karim), has resurfaced, Lake goes rogue, embarking on a perilous, intercontinental mission to eliminate his sworn enemy.

Written and directed by Paul Schrader, Dying of the Light also stars Alexander Karim, Ir&#232ne Jacob, Adetomiwa Edun, Aymen Hamdouchi, Claudius Peters and Robert G. Slade. This clip features Evan trying to work through the case in his head, as his young partner tries to help him with the logistics of planning this international mission into a dangerous land. Will they be able to pull off this seemingly-impossible operation?...

  Dying of the Light (2014) Film Review, a movie directed by Paul Schrader and starring Nicolas Cage, Anton Yelchin, Alexander Karim, Irene Jacob, Aymen Hamdouchi, Claudius Peters, Adetomiwa Edun, Robert G. Slade, and Derek Ezenagu. Paul Schrader, best known for writing controversial scripts like: Affliction, The Last [...]

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Lionsgate is set to debut the new thriller Dying of the Light in theaters and On Demand December 5. In anticipation of this release, we have a series of exclusive photos featuring the film's two leads, Nicolas Cage and Anton Yelchin.

Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage ignites a powder keg of action in this electrifying cloak-and-dagger thriller. He stars as Evan Lake, a veteran CIA agent, has been ordered to retire. But when his prot&#233g&#233 (Anton Yelchin) uncovers evidence that Lake's nemesis, the terrorist Banir (Alexander Karim), has resurfaced, Lake goes rogue, embarking on a perilous, intercontinental mission to eliminate his sworn enemy.

Written and directed by Paul Schrader, Dying of the Light also stars Ir&#232ne Jacob, Adetomiwa Edun, Aymen Hamdouchi, Claudius Peters and Robert G. Slade. Take a look at these latest images.

Dying of the Light comes to theaters December 5th, 2014 and stars Nicolas Cage, Anton Yelchin,...

Today we have the official trailer for Nicolas Cage's troubled "Dying of the Light" thriller, co-starring Anton Yelchin, Alexander Karim, Irene Jacob, Adetomiwa Edun, Aymen Hamdouchi, Claudius Peters and Robert Slade. Check it out below. Plot: Evan Lake (Cage), a veteran CIA agent, has been ordered to retire. But when his protege (Yelchin) uncovers evidence that Lake's nemesis, the terrorist Banir (Karim), has resurfaced, Lake goes rogue, embarking on a perilous, intercontinental mission to eliminate his sworn enemy. The new movie is written and directed by Paul Schrader, who recently directed Lindsay Lohan in "The Canyons." It will be released on VOD and in select theaters on December 5th. Trailer:...

Despite the controversy over who got final cut on the upcoming thriller Dying of the Light, writer/director Paul Schrader has his name firmly on the first poster for this Nicolas Cage outing, and it boasts about his previous credits as a filmmaker as well.

Academy Award&#174 winner Nicolas Cage ignites a powder keg of action in this electrifying cloak-and-dagger thriller. Evan Lake, a veteran CIA agent, has been ordered to retire. But when his prot&#233g&#233 (Anton Yelchin) uncovers evidence that Lake's nemesis, the terrorist Banir (Alexander Karim), has resurfaced, Lake goes rogue, embarking on a perilous, intercontinental mission to eliminate his sworn enemy.

Dying of the Light will open in select theaters and On Demand starting December 5. Check out the greying Nicolas Cage as he continues to reemerge in films that put the emphasize back on his acting and not his pocket book.

Dying of the Light comes to theaters December 5th,...

Today we have the first poster for Nicolas Cage's upcoming "Dying of the Light" thriller, co-starring Anton Yelchin, Alexander Karim, Irene Jacob, Adetomiwa Edun, Aymen Hamdouchi, Claudius Peters and Robert Slade. Check it out below. Plot: Evan Lake (Cage), a veteran CIA agent, has been ordered to retire. But when his protege (Yelchin) uncovers evidence that Lake's nemesis, the terrorist Banir (Karim), has resurfaced, Lake goes rogue, embarking on a perilous, intercontinental mission to eliminate his sworn enemy. The new movie is written and directed by Paul Schrader, who recently directed Lindsay Lohan in "The Canyons." It will be released on VOD and in select theaters on December 5th. Poster: (click to enlarge)...

Our first look at Nicolas Cage and Anton Yelchin in Dying of the Light comes surrounded in controversy as acclaimed writer/director Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver; Auto-Focus) is pulled from the film, and the producers are granted final cut.

Check out the image, which was released by Variety in an expose on the long gestating indie thriller, then read on for more information about the plight of this movie and its eventual fate as it heads towards the box office:

In Dying of the Light, Nicolas Cage is CIA agent Evan Lake, forced into retirement with the onset of frontotemporal dementia. He soon learns that his terrorist enemy Muhammad Banir (Alexander Karim) is not dead and must enlists disgraced agent Milton Schultz (Anton Yelchin) to help track down and confront the villain.

With trouble brewing in the post-production process, writer-director Paul Schrader had Dying of the Light effectively taken away from him,...

Ahead of the world premiere in Edinburgh of We Are Monster, writer and star Leeshon Alexander talked to Screen about bringing a harrowing true story back into the public eye.

In February 2000, violent racist Robert Stewart was placed in a cell at Feltham Young Offenders Institute with Zahid Mubarek, an Asian teenager convicted of petty theft. Hours before Mubarek’s release, he was bludgeoned to death by Stewart.

It is a case that has largely been forgotten since 2006, when a public inquiry found the murder could have been prevented and named 14 prison officers – none of whom received disciplinary action.

Antony Petrou’s We Are Monster, which receives its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival tonight (June 20) and is nominated for the Michael Powell Award, is an attempt to bring the harrowing case back into the public consciousness and delivers a stylish, gripping prison drama that delves into the fractured mind of a killer.

The ‘monster...

★★☆☆☆Showing in the Un Certain Regard sidebar at Cannes, film editor Andrew Hulme's directorial debut, Snow in Paradise (2014), is a brave attempt to inject new life into the tired genre of the London gangland thriller. However, the original twists and a certain visual flair struggle to overcome a sense of familiarity and implausibility about the whole affair. A young man, Dave (Frederick Schmidt), is an entry level gangster with a peculiarly random hatred of hipsters and the gentrification of his manor. He shouts at them through the glass of their coffee shops, telling his friend Tariq (Aymen Hamdouchi) that those people are "not really living - not like us". So what's this? Crime as the route to authenticity?...

Cannes -- Andrew Hulme is not a name that many film fans know, but you've more than likely seen his work. As an editor, he's worked on "The American," "Red Riding: 1974," 'Control," "Gangster No. 1," and "Lucky Number Slevin," among others, and he's also served as a second unit director on a few films. His directorial debut, "Snow In Paradise," made its appearance at Cannes today in the same timeslot that Ryan Gosling's "Lost River" played yesterday. It bummed me out to see that there were maybe a third as many people waiting to get into this one, and that was before I saw the movie. Afterwards, I'm doubly sorry, because it's a self-assured and sincere piece of work. Based loosely on the true life story of Martin Askew, this movie feels like a direct refutation of the romanticized myth of London's criminal underworld. How many films have you...

Jason Maza and Noel Clarke produce film based on the murder of Zahid Mubarek at a Young Offenders Institute in 2000.

Unstoppable Entertainment and Terra Rossa Films Entertainment have wrapped principal photography on feature film We Are Monster. The picture was shot at Twickenham Studios and on location across London.

Producers are Noel Clarke (4.3.2.1, The Anomaly) and Jason Maza (The Knot, The Hooligan Factory).

We Are Monster is a psychological drama written by and starring Leeshon Alexander as Robert Stewart and also features Aymen Hamdouchi (Zero Dark Thirty), in the role of Zahid Mubarek, and Gethin Anthony (Game of Thrones). The film, which is based on a true story, is directed by Antony Petrou who also produces alongside Leeshon and Dean O’Toole.

The film is based around the pairing of Robert Stewart, a known violent racist, and Zahid Mubarek, a young Asian man convicted of petty theft who was due to be released from Feltham Young Offenders...

My Brother The Devil

Review by LondonFilmFan

Stars: James Floyd, Fady Elsayed, Saïd Taghmaoui, Aymen Hamdouchi, Ashley Bashy Thomas, Anthony Welsh, Arnold Oceng, Letitia Wright | Written and Directed by Sally El Hosaini

There certainly has been no shortage of gritty, British urban-centric films over the years, as much of Ben Drew’s cinematic career alone will attest to. As a result, it has become all too easy to wave a dismissive hand towards the next of, what seems to be, an endless supply, of gang-bangin’ English youfs. With many films that appear to celebrate the culture before sloppily condemning it during their closing minutes, it’s easily understandable if many viewers have vowed to never again subject themselves to a constant stream of bruvs, bluds, and cuzs during a night out at the movies. However, Sally El Hosaini’s debut feature, My Brother the Devil breaks the mould of the...

My Brother The Devil

Review by LondonFilmFan

Stars: James Floyd, Fady Elsayed, Saïd Taghmaoui, Aymen Hamdouchi, Ashley Bashy Thomas, Anthony Welsh, Arnold Oceng, Letitia Wright | Written and Directed by Sally El Hosaini

There certainly has been no shortage of gritty, British urban-centric films over the years, as much of Ben Drew’s cinematic career alone will attest to. As a result, it has become all too easy to wave a dismissive hand towards the next of, what seems to be, an endless supply, of gang-bangin’ English youfs. With many films that appear to celebrate the culture before sloppily condemning it during their closing minutes, it’s easily understandable if many viewers have vowed to never again subject themselves to a constant stream of bruvs, bluds, and cuzs during a night out at the movies. However, Sally El Hosaini’s debut feature, My Brother the Devil breaks the mould of the...

Did you enjoy those new character posters for Ben Wheatley's ('Kill List') upcoming dark comedy 'Sightseers' we posted up last week? Of course you did, so you're gonna love this new culmination UK quad poster packed with lovely kind words from various critics. The gala screening of 'Sightseers' will take place at the BFI London Film Festival this Saturday (20 October) and will open nationwide here in the UK from 30 November. 'Sightseers' stars Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Lucy Russell, Monica Dolan, Jonathan Aris, Gareth Tunley, Eileen Davies, Stephanie Jacob, Aymen Hamdouchi and Kenneth Hadley. Check out the new quad below....

New black comedy 'Sightseers' is set to get its UK premiere at this months London Film Festival this coming Saturday. And ahead of the showing a foursome of new character posters have been revealed from the Ben Wheatley ('Kill List') helmed project. The posters feature its two lead characters Chris and Tina along with their dog Poppy (otherwise known as Banjo) and their beloved Abbey Oxford caravan. Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Lucy Russell, Monica Dolan, Jonathan Aris, Gareth Tunley, Eileen Davies, Stephanie Jacob, Aymen Hamdouchi and Kenneth Hadley all star. Check out the new posters below and following the Lff screening the movie will open here in the UK in theatres from 30 November....

My Brother the Devil

Written by Sally El Hosaini, Aymen Hamdouchi

Directed by Sally El Hosaini

UK, 2012

My Brother the Devil tells the story of British-Egyptian teenager Mo, who has decided that he is finally old enough to join his older brother Rashid and his friends in their drug-peddling gang. But Rashid has a different idea of his brother’s future and tries his hardest to keep Mo away from the life that he himself has chosen. When their mutual friend Izzi is killed in a gang fight, the two clash more and more over how to avenge Izzi’s death. Tensions rise and begin escalating when Rashid starts hanging out with Sayyid, a mysterious friend of Izzi’s that has just moved to town.

Though the film’s director, Sally El Hosaini, surely tried to make a very personal and emotional film, what we are left with is a very run-of-the-mill indie gangster drama,...

Back in 2008, Zam Salim created a short film called Laid Off. A critical smash and a minor YouTube sensation, it told the tale of a man that had died but lived on in an earth-bound purgatory until he was worthy of going up to heaven. Here today is the first trailer for the feature length version, Up There, starring Game Of Thrones/Torchwood/The Dark Knight Rises' Burn Gorman as Martin, a recently deceased man who wants to get Up There after being knocked down by a car.Winner of the Panavision Spirit Award - the top prize at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2012 - and co-starring Kate O'Flynn (Happy-Go-Lucky), Aymen Hamdouchi (Green Zone), it also features the acting takents of Chris Waitt (A Complete History of My Sexual Failures), Jo Hartley (Dead Man's Shoes, Ill Manors), Iain de Caestecker (The Fades, Young James Herriott), and Kirsty Strain (Burnistoun,...

British director Ben Wheatley follows up his impressive horror thriller 'Kill List' with new black comedy 'Sightseers'. It's due to arrive in UK theatres from 30 November and a brand new and fantastic looking trailer has popped up for the project penned by Amy Jump and star Steve Oram. I'm thoroughly enjoying the very bleak yet British world's that director Wheatley is pulling his audiences into and am very much looking forward to this new vision which also boasts filmmaker Edgar Wright ('Shaun of the Dead', 'Hot Fuzz') who'll be serving as executive producer. Next up for Wheatley will be his segment in horror anthology 'The ABCs of Death'. 'Sightseers' stars Alice Lowe and co-writer Oram, along with Lucy Russell, Monica Dolan, Jonathan Aris, Gareth Tunley, Eileen Davies, Stephanie Jacob, Aymen Hamdouchi and Kenneth Hadley. Head below for the full synopsis breakdown plus the new trailer.

Screenterrier posted an open casting call back in June last year for a feature film which is now complete. My Brother The Devil tells the tale of two teenage brothers of Egyptian descent who are members of a London postcode gang.

It is the directorial debut of writer/director Sally El Hosaini, is the only British film selected to compete in the world cinema dramatic category at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival which takes place in January.

The film stars 25 year old James Floyd (represented by Cam) as the handsome Rashid, and Fady Elsayed as his younger brother Mo, alongside Saïd Taghmaoui. With 18 year old Letitia Wright (represented by Identity Agency Group), recently seen in Channel 4's Top Boy, as Aisha.

Fourteen-year-old Mo is a lonely, sensitive boy whose hunger for the rant and banter of buddies makes him prone to tread dangerous territories. He idolizes his handsome older brother,...

Tales of Manchester noir, Hackney gangs and Russian love should light up our screens in 2012

Tom Green

Tom Green is on a mission to change the face of British TV drama. If the claim seems inflated, just look what the 32-year-old from Cambridge pulled off on his first directorial assignment two years ago. Green was just six weeks out of film school when he was asked to launch a supernatural comedy-drama series for E4. He directed three episodes of Misfits in its first season and three more in its second, by which time the series had won a Bafta and was averaging nearly 1.5 million viewers per episode.

Now, Green is taking charge of a new BBC1 five-part drama called The Fuse, due to air in May. It stars Christopher Eccleston as a corrupt Manchester politician given a chance to right the wrongs in his past, even as he tries to evade a murder charge.

You can bring the latest collaboration between star Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass home this June. Green Zone will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 29. We don't have pricing details as of yet, but you can take a look at the cover art and the special features below. The film stars Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan and Brendan Gleeson.

Academy Award winner Matt Damon and nominee director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum) re-team in this action-packed thriller. Damon stars as Roy Miller, a rogue U.S. Army officer who must hunt through covert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soil before war escalates in an unstable region. Also starring Academy Award nominees Greg Kinnear and Amy Ryan, Green Zone is "one hell of a thriller" (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times).

Special Features:

Matt Damon: Ready for Action- Matt Damon demonstrates the grueling training...

Genre: Action/ WarDirector: Paul GreengrassCast: Matt Damon, Yigal Naor, Said Faraj Aymen Hamdouchi Synopsis: During the Us-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Damon) and his team of inspectors are dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. While searching for deadly chemical agents, the men stumble upon an elaborate cover-up that inverts the purpose of their mission. Miller must hunt through covert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soil for answers that’ll either clear a rogue regime or escalate a war in an unstable region. ...

How can you not be intrigued by a title like “Harpoon: Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre”? It got me with “Harpoon”. Of course, a blurb calling it “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre on a whaler” didn’t hurt, either. I mean, how many slasher films have you seen set on a whaler? That’s a new one. Great harpooning fun is guaranteed when the film lands on DVD in the UK May 2010 courtesy of E1 Entertainment. Check out a teaser trailer below. An epic tale about a group of whale watchers, whose ship breaks down and they get picked up by a whale fisher vessel. The Fishbillies on the vessel has just gone bust, and everything goes out of control. Starring Pihla Viitala, Nae, Terence Anderson, Miranda Hennessy, Aymen Hamdouchi, Carlos Takeshi, Miwa Yanagizawa, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Guðlaug Ólafsdóttir, Snorri Engilbertsson, Gunnar Hansen, and directed by Júlíus Kemp.