Shifty (2008)

Director: Eran Creevy

Writer: Eran Creevy

Stars: Riz Ahmed, Daniel Mays and Jason Flemyng

 

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Shifty, a young crack cocaine dealer in London, sees his life quickly spiral out of control when his best friend returns home. Stalked by a customer desperate to score at all costs, and with his family about to turn their back on him for good, Shifty must out-run and out-smart a rival drug dealer, intent on setting him up for a big fall. As his long time friend Chris, confronts the dark past he left behind him, Shifty is forced to face up to the violent future he's hurtling towards.

In 2008, British writer/director Eran Creevy made a name for himself with his debut film Shifty. The independently made, gritty crime drama marked the arrival of an important new presence on the U.K. film scene. The feature even ended up being nominated, despite its insanely low budget, for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer at the BAFTAs. Unfortunately, the young talent went up against Duncan Jones' Moon, so Creevy ended up empty handed.

  Shifty was distributed by Metrodome and so i looked further into what the company has worked with in the past. Films included were: Cherry Tree Lane (2010) and The Last Seven (2010)