London, modern day: Joe, a mild mannered young man is bored by his life. When his beloved brother is murdered Joe finds solace in Piggy, one of his brother's old friends. Piggy helps Joe to cope with grief, intent on saving him and helping him get justice for his brother's killing. As their friendship grows Joe finds himself in an increasing dangerous and murky world of violence and revenge. As Joe life collapses around him he starts to question who Piggy really is, and how honest he's really been with him. When Joe confronts Piggy a series of events are put in place that lead to a disastrous climax.
Acting
Paul Anderson's terrifyingly charismatic predator performance
Direction
Hawkes squeezes dread from mundane London locations
Writing
Dialogue that sounds improvised but cuts like glass
Director
Kieron Hawkes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Paul Anderson based Piggy's physicality on watching actual London gang enforcers, keeping his hands visible and open as a predator's false calm.
Released the same year as Ben Wheatley's 'Kill List,' this was part of a wave of low-budget British thrillers examining post-2008 economic anxiety through masculine violence.
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