In this docudrama, non-professionals with criminal backgrounds re-enact ad-libbed scenes of life in Liverpool's underworld.In this docudrama, non-professionals with criminal backgrounds re-enact ad-libbed scenes of life in Liverpool's underworld.In this docudrama, non-professionals with criminal backgrounds re-enact ad-libbed scenes of life in Liverpool's underworld.
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Good but could of been better
Some of the actors in this really made it as good as what it is, some parts of the story wasn't brilliant but the way the actors made it so real and gritty made it so easy to keep watching
It really does show how tough northerners are and unfiltered too
If they made a sequel to this now I think it could continue the story really well and maybe bring a new story, this genre is getting bigger these days and maybe even a series could work too
When this film came out there was so many similar films based down south but this was a brilliant version from the north and shows you can make a good gangster film without them all being based down south.
If they made a sequel to this now I think it could continue the story really well and maybe bring a new story, this genre is getting bigger these days and maybe even a series could work too
When this film came out there was so many similar films based down south but this was a brilliant version from the north and shows you can make a good gangster film without them all being based down south.
Gritty realism made before The Wire came along
It's no masterpiece for sure, but arguably the best of the cutting edge series. The use of non actors from the locality, and the improvised dialogue adds depth and realism, to a bleak urban existence that predated The Wire. Them Scousers again.
A realistic snapshot of gangland Liverpool
Coming from Liverpool, it was very strange to see and hear the very people you had heard of, who were not to be crossed, acting in a film!
In my opinion it is a very realistic snapshot of the seedier, more murky side of Liverpool, with gangsters and, as the film title suggests, guns.
You wouldn't believe that the actors are actually real people from that seedier world... their performances considering this are superb.
Brilliant film in my opinion, hoping they make another to tie up all the loose ends left from this.
Quality.
In my opinion it is a very realistic snapshot of the seedier, more murky side of Liverpool, with gangsters and, as the film title suggests, guns.
You wouldn't believe that the actors are actually real people from that seedier world... their performances considering this are superb.
Brilliant film in my opinion, hoping they make another to tie up all the loose ends left from this.
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10empengi
The best film I've ever seen!!!
Seriously, this is my favourite film - and I'm a 'buff'. It makes a mockery of Hollywood when there isn't a single paid actor in this film and yet the performances are utterly absorbing and easily more convincing than those you usually get from so called 'stars of the screen'. The plot draws you into a disturbingly realistic world of Scouse gangsters and the situations they get themselves into. I've made a lot of my friends watch this film, and even the ones who need subtitles still find that it gets under their skin, and they end up asking to borrow it to show THEIR friends, too. All I can say without spoiling the plot is WATCH THIS FILM and see how this kind of drama should be made - You won't regret it!
10heffey
A Slice of Life
An unscripted C4 drama/documentary directed by Dan Reed, set in Liverpool UK. Depicting the lives of 'gang' members involved in drugs and crime in Liverpool : circa 1990/2000. What a film... 'Shooters' caused outrage when it was first broadcast over Christmas 2000 on Channel Fours 'Cutting Edge' series. It has since become 'The cult Brit gangster film'.
Dan Reeds attempt to illustrate the background behind 'David Ungi's' shooting in Liverpool in the mid-90's. Acted out by the 'kidders' in the know.
If you are a fan of the 'gangster genre' of films. This is a must see.
The film is available from HMV and Amazon.
Dan Reeds attempt to illustrate the background behind 'David Ungi's' shooting in Liverpool in the mid-90's. Acted out by the 'kidders' in the know.
If you are a fan of the 'gangster genre' of films. This is a must see.
The film is available from HMV and Amazon.
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- TriviaThere was no script for this movie, only a basic plot outline, every scene was ad-libbed.
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