Fri 27 Nov 11.15pm
Duke of York’s Picturehouse
DIRECTOR: Ben Wheatley.
STARRING: Robin Hill, Julia Deakin, David Schaal. UK 89mins.

Winner of best UK feature at recent Raindance Film Festival. DOWN TERRACE is a wonderful blend of very dark humour and kitchen sink realism, and has been described as Mike Leigh directing an IN THE LOOP- esque comedy. Based around a family of petty criminals DOWN TERRACE is shot entirely in Brighton and is the directorial debut from Ben Wheatley, who co-wrote the script with long-time collaborator and star of the film, Robin Hill. Wheatley is known as a comedy writer for TV shows such as Armando Ianucci’s Time Trumpet and DOWN TERRACE features in the cast many recognisable through TV appearances in The Office and Spaced. The performances from the entire ensemble, professional and non-professional alike, are spot on. It probably helps that Karl’s (Robin Hill) father is played by his own real-life dad and his pregnant girlfriend by his real wife but the natural ease between them all adds effectively to the verite style.