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    • Chris: Smartest kid in class? Well done, look at you now. Nice life!

    • Brit thriller following an action-packed 24 hours in the life of young crack dealer, Shifty (Riz Ahmed). The sudden return home of his best friend Chris (Daniel Mays) sees Shifty's life spiral out of control. He is stalked by a customer who is desperate to score, his family are about to turn their back on him and a rival drug dealer is trying to set him up. As Chris is forced to confront the dark past he left behind, Shifty must face the violent future he's heading fast towards. Contains very strong language, hard drug use and moderate violence.

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    Did you know

    • Director/writer Eran Creevy based Shifty on a former school friend, an A-grade student who discovered he could make more money in the real world by dealing drugs.
    • Riz Ahmed is also known as the musician Riz MC. His first single was a controversial satire about the 9/11 attacks and was banned in the UK due to its politically sensitive lyrics.
    • Daniel Mays, who plays Chris, has said that this film is significantly different to other Brit thrillers such as Adulthood. Whereas those films focus on a number of characters and issues, this film deals mainly with the break up of a friendship.
    • This film was produced under the Microwave Project, which gives aspiring UK indie filmmakers money and mentors to help produce their films.

  • Box office

    • £0.15 million
    •  (U.K.)

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