Sunday, November 14, 2010

UK thriller Other Side of the Game gearing up for release

The debut feature from writer-directors Sav Akyüz and Lajaune Lincoln, Other Side of the Game centres on a small-time drug dealer trying to carve a better life for himself in 21st century London. Shot on a budget of just £18,000, the film recently screened at the Raindance Film Festival under the 'Kodak Young Talent' banner and will be released via IndieMoviesOnline on December 7th. Check out the synopsis and official trailer...

"Small time drug dealer Tony Cole (Simon Paul Sutton) is seeking a fresh start and a better future. But he finds himself accused of both theft and murder and is left with just 12 hours to come up with the cash to save his skin.

"Although Tony, in tandem with best friend Steve (Ben 'Doc Brown' Smith), has fallen into drug-dealing as a route to an easy income, spending the last decade of his life supplying cocaine to the capital's moneyed elite, he has ambitions to set up his own business and thereby legitimise himself, he believes, in the eyes of his well-to-do girlfriend Claudia (Ayse Tezel). But not only are Tony's plans afforded cold reception, a shock event also puts his life in danger - forcing him to sink deeper into a sordid underworld in a desperate attempt escape his fate. "

Other Side of the Game trailer:


Visit the official site here.

No comments:

Post a Comment