Narcopolis (2015)

In the near future, Frank Grieves is a new breed of police officer working in a city where all recreational drugs are legal. When he is taken off a case involving an unidentified corpse, he discovers that legalization has come at a price.

Director:

Justin Trefgarne

Writer:

Justin Trefgarne

Stars:

James Callis, Kerry Shale, Harry Lloyd

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Callis	...	Todd Ambro
Kerry Shale	...	Martin Fox
Harry Lloyd	...	Ambro Scientist
Elodie Yung	...	Eva Gray
Elliot Cowan	...	Frank Grieves
Mark Ramsey	...	Night Watchman
Robert Bathurst	...	Kim Nolan
Molly Gaisford	...	Angie Grieves
Louis Trefgarne	...	Young Ben Grieves
Cosima Shaw	...	Ellen Ambro
Josef Altin	...	Ambro Dealer
Adam Sims	...	Eddie Rankin
Nicky Henson	...	Chief Ballard
Rufus Wright	...	Mason
Jonathan Pryce	...	Yuri Sidorov

Storyline

Narcopolis is a futuristic thriller set in the near future where all classes of drugs have been legalized. Frank Grieves is a 'Dreck', a roaming narc responsible for keeping the black market dealers off the streets and the licenced drugs companies rich. When he discovers a rogue substance in an unidentified corpse, evidence suggests that Ambro, the most powerful drug manufacturer of all, are conducting secret tests on an experimental narcotic. Grieves discovers a second victim - this time alive - but she disappears and he is suddenly taken off the case by his superiors. As his options drain away, it's clear that legalization has come at a heavy price. Is it too late to save the city?

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Plot Keywords:

breasts | topless | 

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Taglines:

The future is a fix.

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Genres:

Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 October 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dreck

Filming Locations:

Swansea, Wales, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

T Squared Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color Color (HD)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although a futuristic movie forecasting legal drugs, its prediction came true: modern day California.

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Goofs

Towards the start of the film, the dead woman on the bed first has her mouth open slightly, then closed in the next shot.

User Reviews

Messy. So potential and so messy.

I would have given it 7 stars for the plot and idea, but this movie so very messy. I just can't help but giving it five. The characters lack depth, the scenery is very messy and the plot is just so tangled you just find it hard to keep track of the conversations and all the events that take place in the movie. This is generally a fun and refreshing sci fi thriller that deals with a shady future and it that sense the setup does look gray and depressing. The problem is with the characters who lack depth and it's not easy to figure out their background - with messy flashbacks not being as clear as they perhaps were meant to be. The story is somewhat tangled and has a few unexplained holes with conversations that are vague and unclear and characters behaving unreasonably.

It's a movie that deserves a good word but somehow the mess just ruins the party and when the movie ends, you just have this empty feeling of "oh it ended... I didn't even notice it until the credits appeared".