Sugarhouse (2007)

Upper middle class employee Tom ventures into a derelict squatter building to buy a gun from D, a cocky but stupid, homeless crack-junkie, who meanly tries to extort above the agreed price.... See full summary »

Director:

Gary Love

Writer:

Dominic Leyton

Stars:

Steven Mackintosh, Ashley Walters, Andy Serkis

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steven Mackintosh	...	Tom
Ashley Walters	...	D
Andy Serkis	...	Hoodwink
Adam Deacon	...	Ray
Ted Nygh	...	Gary
Tolga Safer	...	Sef
Ade	...	Paul
Tracy Whitwell	...	Tanya
Stephen Gressieux	...	Café Owner
Sharnie Hobbs	...	Michela
Steven Robertson	...	Chris the Pinhead
Sharon D. Clarke	...	Crystal
Nicole Kent	...	Sef's sister
Nathan Kent	...	Sef's Brother
Flor Kent	...	Sef's Mother

Storyline

Upper middle class employee Tom ventures into a derelict squatter building to buy a gun from D, a cocky but stupid, homeless crack-junkie, who meanly tries to extort above the agreed price. As D stole the gun from his macho dealer Hoodwink, the bully is on the warpath to get it back by beating up all his pushers in turn and order them to get it, anyhow. Tom's attempts to reason with Hoodwink or buy off his wrath only get him seriously abused. He and D gradually get to know what makes the other tick and digress for reasonable life.

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Plot Keywords:

abuse | beating | male nudity | male rear nudity | knife | 

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language, brutal violence, drug content and some nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 August 2007 (UK)

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Slingshot Productions, Lunar Films, Wolf Committee

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

A Good British Crime Thriller

Sugarhouse is something that has been done in the past quite a lot in British cinema with the likes of Bullet Boy and Kidulthood, a film centred around the raw realities of life and of course crime. There isn't really anything new with Sugarhouse, but what it does do is revitalise classics like those above and give you a more up to date adaption.

This adaption in question includes the talents of Steven Mackintosh and Andy Serkis, both well known British actors along with new British talent Ashley D. Sugarhouse is dark, compromising and of course brings up questions about morality and human nature. Violent at times but of course this is what makes this specific genre so appealing and riveting! I'd recommend this film to fans of either Rollin' With The Nines or Kidulthood.