South West 9

2001 film by Richard Parry
  • Stephen North
  • Richard Parry
Produced byAllan NibloStarring
  • Wil Johnson
  • Stuart Laing
  • Mark Letheren
  • Amelia Curtis
  • Orlessa Edwards
  • Nicola Stapleton
  • Frank Harper
CinematographyGraham FowlerEdited byChristine Pancott
Production
companies
  • Fruit Salad Films
  • Irish Screen[1]
Release date
  • October 12, 2001 (2001-10-12)
Running time
90 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

South West 9 is a 2001 British film about the Brixton rave scene. It was written and directed by Richard Parry.[2][3]

South West 9 was nominated for a BAFTA award[4] and won "Best Music" category at the British Independent Film Awards.[5]

Premise

South West 9 takes place in the 24 hours before a shooting at a Brixton rave. It combines themes of drugs, race, class, religion, and music in the multicultural melting pot that is South London.

Cast

  • Wil Johnson as Freddy
  • Stuart Laing as Jake
  • Mark Letheren as Mitch
  • Amelia Curtis as Kat
  • Orlessa Edwards as Helen
  • Nicola Stapleton as Sal
  • Frank Harper as Douser
  • Zebida Gardener-Sharper as Rafaela
  • Jenny Jules as Angel
  • Kika Mirylees as Annie
  • Jay Simpson as Elf
  • Stephen Lord as Fazer
  • Leon Herbert as Isi
  • Robbie Gee as Jel
  • Ellen Thomas as Mrs. Ashware

Awards and nominations

  • 2001: Won "Best Music" category, British Independent Film Awards and was nominated in five other categories, including "Best British independent film" and "Douglas Hickox" for Parry's directing.[5]
  • 2001: Won "Best New European director" at Odense International Film Festival, Odense, Denmark[citation needed]
  • 2002: Nominated for "Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film in 2002", BAFTA[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Irish Screen raves with Human Traffic team". Screen Daily. 2000-05-10. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  2. ^ Michael Thomson, "South West Nine (2001)". BBC, 25 September 2001. Accessed 23 October 2017
  3. ^ Rayner, Jay (30 September 2001). "Southern exposure". The Observer. London. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Film | Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film in 2002". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Accessed 23 October 2017
  5. ^ a b "South West 9 (2001)". British Independent Film Awards. Accessed 23 October 2017

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