London to Brighton is a gritty drama
05/01/2007 - 15:55:18London to Brighton
Director: Paul Andrew Williams
Cast: Lorraine Stanley, Johnny Harris, Georgia Groome, Sam Spruell
Cert: 18
A small-scale British film that manages to rise well above most of the recent domestic low-life dramas seeping from the industry.
To be sure it falls into the same genre – Stanley plays a prostitute who escapes the clutches of her violent pimp in London by catching the train to Brighton – but the sterling playing of an excellent cast and the tightly-controlled directing make it a drama that is both gritty and human.
Star Rating: 4/5
