A working-class ghost story where the real haunting is just getting by.
Lee (Samuel Anoyke) has been out of prison for only four months and is already cracking under the pressure of looking after his mum and raising his daughter while coping with the death of his baby brother Darren. His only relief from the stress and nightmares is workmate Phil (Richard Oldham) who during their night shift job enlightens him with tales of the good old days of the Poll Tax riots and copious cups of tea.
Acting
Anoyke's contained panic, Oldham's lived-in warmth.
Direction
Hall's unflinching eye for beauty in brutal spaces.
Writing
Dialogue that sounds stolen from real night shifts.
Director
Greg Hall
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot guerrilla-style in London estates, part of the 'hoodie horror' wave that interrogated council-estate life rather than demonizing it.
Greg Hall made this for under £5,000 after his feature 'Kapital' was banned from Cannes; the Poll Tax riot stories come from real participants he interviewed.
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