Bullet Boy (2004)

Director:

Saul Dibb

Writers:

Saul Dibb, Catherine Johnson

Stars:

Ashley Walters, Luke Fraser, Leon Black

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ashley Walters	...	Ricky
Luke Fraser	...	Curtis
Leon Black	...	Wisdom
Clare Perkins	...	Beverley (as Claire Perkins)
Sharea Samuels	...	Shea (as Sharea-mounira Samuels)
Curtis Walker	...	Leon
Rio Tison	...	Rio
Clark Lawson	...	Godfrey
Jadiel Vitalis	...	Meadow
Sylvester Williams	...	Neville
Jaime Winstone	...	Natalie (as Jamie Winstone)
Louise Delamere	...	Probation Officer
Des Hamilton	...	School Teacher
Chris Callendar	...	Ricky's Solicitor
Husseyn Clus	...	Turkish Van Driver

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

ghetto | gangster | sex | dawn raid | london england | 

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Taglines:

Pray... They may be your last words...

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, a strong sex scene, language and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [uk]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 April 2005 (UK)

Also Known As:

Bullet Boy - Sem Perdão

Filming Locations:

Hackney, London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£140,332 (UK) (8 April 2005)

Gross:

£297,735 (UK) (15 April 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Films, UK Film Council, Shine

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Local residents were employed as extras. Local homes were used as locations.

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Goofs

When Rio and Leon are playing hide and seek, the boom microphone is visible in the lower left corner screen for a second.

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Soundtracks

"Drawing Board"
Performed by Terri Walker
Written by Louise Francis and James Yards

User Reviews

A kid with a good heart but a rough past gets out of prison only to find trouble back home.

The most immediate thing that struck me about this film was it's perfect imitation of life - unbelievably believable, this move was EXACTLY like life is like, the accents perfect, the language appropriate, the whole story fantastic. I agree that if you do not live in London or at least have contact to the underground world you may not understand the movie very well, but rest assured this is a milestone in a whole genre of English ghetto movies - if you've seen the film 'Juice' starring Tupac Shakur you'll see a lot of connections in structure and plot but at the end of the day it's a unique, brilliant, enjoyable and in my opinion, perfect film.

The actors are all skilled to the point where there acting is flawless

• the 'bad guy' is not a generic evil psychotic skitzo, but rather just

a down to earth nasty person. The hero, Ashley Waters, is lovable, conflicting and effortlessly cool as the friend, Wisdom, is both loyal but annoying at times (just like real friends can be!). The mother is loving and over protective (but not in a boring way, rather a sympathy evoking way which works excellently as she tries soooo hard to hide her pain) and the brother and his friend are both lovable and cool as well. A great film, on par with any Americano film, this is up there with Snatch, Lock Stock, Layer Cake and Trainspotting - it's different from all of them, but it is about crime and it is set in the slums of London, but rest assured it's original because I can't shake the feeling that stuff like this happens every day - even if it is a fascinating tale of revenge, deceit, horror and love. Ten stars! Go see now!