London to Brighton
| London to Brighton | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul Andrew Williams |
| Starring | Lorraine Stanley, Georgia Groome |
| Country | UK |
London to Brighton is a 2006 award-winning British film.[1] The film was directed by Paul Andrew Williams.
Plot
A very dark and gritty tale set in the underworld of prostitution and violent crime. Two girls, Joanne and Kelly, burst into a London toilet. Joanne is crying and Kelly's has a black eye.Eventually Kelly gets them on a train to Brighton, and it is clear they are running from someone.
The narrative frequently switches back from the present to the day before. As the story unfolds, we learn that Joanne is a twelve year old runaway who is procured by a reluctant Kelly into having sex with an old violent mobster with a taste for underage girls. Kelly's pimp, Derek, bullies her into complying, but it all goes horribly wrong. The older man's son, Stuart, then forces Derek to find the girls. Eventually Kelly makes a mistake and Derek descends on Brighton to bring the girls back. However,all is not what it seems.
The film maintains a tight atmosphere of menace and fear as the two girls flee London in the wake of what has happened.
Main cast
- Lorraine Stanley as Kelly
- Georgia Groome as Joanne
- Sam Spruel as Stuart Allen
- Alexander Morton as Duncan Allen
- Johnny Harris as Derek
- Nathan Constance as Chum
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