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
Teddy Nygh	...	Gary (as Ted Nygh)
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 Mum

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:

bully | beating | male full back nudity | bare butt | male nudity | 

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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)

Also Known As:

По пути беспредела

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£650,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£17,793 (United Kingdom), 24 August 2007, Limited Release

Company Credits

Production Co:

Slingshot Productions,Lunar Films,Wolf Committee

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

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User Reviews

Believable

Sugarhouse is a gritty UK crime thriller set in a very deprived area of London. The plot is based on a middle class man who quickly becomes out of his depth when he tries to buy a gun off a local crack cocaine addict.

The actors were extremely well cast with all the characters putting in very believable performances from start to finish. D who is the crack addict owes the local drug dealer a significant amount of money so decides to try and earn the money, by selling the dealers own gun which he has stolen, to a business type white guy who he constantly refers to as "rich man". The dealer is a heavily tattooed well built man with a history of violence and a Northern Irish accent, which adds another level of menace to his already intimidating presence. Naturally he is non too impressed when he finds his weapon missing and sets out to retrieve it.

The tense drama unfolds in a very believable and realistic manner and any worries I had of a weak or overly soppy ending were happily unfounded. A very enjoyable watch from the very first minute with a level of grit and reality the Hollywood studios with the big name stars so often struggle to achieve.