Tells the story of a girl who, while working in a London cafe, meets a "raver" who introduces her to the drug Ecstasy and the whole British drugs scene. The girl falls in love with the raver, played splendidly by Ian Hart, but - when fired from her cafe job - she becomes involved with the seedier world of dealing.
Acting
Ian Hart's magnetic, sleazy charm that makes bad decisions look tempting.
Direction
Cattaneo captures rave culture's sweaty euphoria and hollow aftermath.
Director
Peter Cattaneo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of Lena Headey's first leading roles, years before becoming Cersei Lannister. Ian Hart had just played John Lennon in Backbeat.
Filmed during the actual Criminal Justice Act crackdown on raves, making it a time-capsule of a culture being literally legislated out of existence.
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