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The Plague (2006)

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User Rating: 4.4/10 (71 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Greg Hall
Writer:
Greg Hall (writer)
Release Date:
3 October 2006 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama
Tagline:
Welcome to the 21st Century
Plot:
An adrenaline filled weekend of party's, drugs, and violence seen through the eyes of four multicultural friends living in the melting pot that is Londons' inner city estates. | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
A triumph and a failure more

Cast

 (Complete credited cast)
Samuel Anoyke ... Alex Parker
Nick Ash
David Bonnick Jr. ... Tom Williams (as David Bonnick Junior)
Adelaide Brava ... Vicky
Emily Brewer
Mike Burnside ... Officer 2
Lisa Cairns
Jake Campbell
Richie Campbell ... Eddie
Christopher Chambers
Adrian Clargo
Matt Clift
Natalie Davies
Nicola Davies
Iain Davis ... Officer 4
Thaddaeus Douglas
Jeremy Drake
Tony Duma ... National Front Gang
Isaac Ewulo ... Martin Panton
James G. Fain
Aidan Farr
Rebecca Finlay-Hall ... Skanky Hippy Crack Bitch
Gillian Otauka Fischer
DJ Flip ... Himself (as DJ Fli)
Kevin Golding ... Sparky (as Kevin N. Golding)
Che Grant ... Ben Gardner
Nick Gray
John Hall ... Voice of Boss (voice)
Leon Hamiliton
Brett Harris ... Matt Poole
Michael Hart ... Elijah
Sanjiv Hayre ... Abdul Sulaman
Alexander Holt ... Lawyer 1
Carl Hore
Barry James
Griff Jameson
Marion Joseph
Sarah Louise Kassolle
Regina Kelly ... Lawyer 2
Yasmin Ali Khan ... Zeenat Sulaman
Jeetandra Lathigra ... Kalig Sulaman
Colin Leggo
Andy Lyons
Anthony Maloney ... National Front Gang
Manjeet Mann ... Simla Sulaman
Richard Mansfield
Steve Martin
Moses McDonald
Patrick Mckenzie ... Pascal Parker (as Patrick McKenzie)

Rosie Millen
Susie Millen
Nick Moffat ... Officer 3
Kelly Morris
Barry Murray ... Chris Huxley
Conrad Murray ... Craig Huxley
Peter O'Conner
Yoke Ohobrara ... Tanya
Rob Oliver ... Aaron
Stan Owen
Robert Pollington ... Officer 1
Steve Porter ... Officer 5
Dennis Quilligan ... Ben's Father (as Denis Quilligan)
Nur Alam Rahman ... Ravi Sulaman
Mark Rutherford ... D.C. Stein
Pete Seddon ... National Front Gang
Skinnyman ... Himself
Scott Smith ... Dean
Sidney Smith ... Rodney
Marc St. Aubyn
Rebecca St. Aubyn
Stephanie St. Aubyn
Leon Stevens ... National Front Gang
Sylvia St. John
Daniel Sung ... TinTin
Mark Underwood ... Pete
Diana Walker ... Shinade Wiliams
Helen J. Weaver ... Julia
Rebecca Westwood
Joseph Wicks
Daniel Woolnough
Jackson Wright ... Matchstick
Stephanie Yebruh ... Debbie Panton
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Additional Details

Runtime:
UK:104 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Certification:
UK:18
Filming Locations:
London, England, UK
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Movie Connections:
Spin off from Front (2003) more

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8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
A triumph and a failure, 11 August 2007
4/10
Author: joe3_98 from United Kingdom

The plague is a slice of life film about a group of youths in a London council estate. The use of underground music, improv, some non actors and authentic locations lend the film a real energy. Greater yet they leave the audience feeling as if they have really experienced the estate, as if they have physically visited it.

In interviews the director (Gregg Hall) has said he grew up in a similar estate like that from the film. This really comes across here. A man in the trenches view.

And to be honest this is what the film does best, as a portrait it works well.

But as a film it's a bit of a failure.

At times the acting slips. Lines are delivered poorly. Bodies become wooden. It's only here and there but it's distracting enough. The micro budget means one has to take or leave the production values - but at time shots are just plain soft and out of focus which is nothing but sloppy.

The radio DJ who seems to over see things is lifted straight from Do the right thing. In do the right thing Lee uses the character to expertly control the tone of the film. Gregg hall uses his character to preach at us. Is there anything worse than a preachy film? The director's visual style leaves us wanting. Jump cuts are the tell tale sign of a young, just out of art school director and they rear their ugly head here. Someone's drinking. Someone's doing drugs. Someone's angry – let's throw in a jump cut to show their disorientation. It's all a bit tired.

Moreover a large majority of the long takes fail. Scene's are sucked of any real bite by the unblinking camera. We all remember the intensity the long take brought in 'that scene' in secret and lies but it has the reverse effect here.

The visuals fail down to the very basics, such as framing and blocking are often very poor.

The big event ending of the film is terrible. A plot that has been almost non present suddenly pops up again for us to be 'shocked' by violence and death. Why writers/directors can never shun a clichéd ending is beyond me. Especially when we consider this film was 100% independent.

This film is a classic kitchen sink realism job. Ugly. Predictable. Nonetheless it works as a slice of life piece. Variety have said the film 'recalls the early, no-budget work of Brit director Shane Meadows' and that's the problem. This film could be compared to any realist Brit director. One formulaic film after another – just like Hollywood.

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