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Desperate to evade an angry pimp, a London prostitute and a young girl flee by train to Brighton after an appointment with a powerful client goes violently wrong.Desperate to evade an angry pimp, a London prostitute and a young girl flee by train to Brighton after an appointment with a powerful client goes violently wrong.Desperate to evade an angry pimp, a London prostitute and a young girl flee by train to Brighton after an appointment with a powerful client goes violently wrong.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 6 wins & 6 nominations total
Claudie Blakley
- Tracey
- (as Claudie Blakely)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThe main characters are from Paul Andrew Williams' short film Royalty (2001). Johnny Harris and Lorraine Stanley reprised their roles as Derek and Kelly, respectively, whilst Nathan Constance and Chloe Bale, who are both featured in the short, took new roles for this film.
- GoofsThere is no Stagecoach bus route from Brighton Station to Brighton beach. To make this journey by bus Kelly and Joanne would have had to get a Brighton & Hove bus.
- ConnectionsFollows Royalty (2001)
- SoundtracksFreaks
Performed by Scratch Perverts
Written by Prime Cuts, TY, Dynamite
Courtesy of Scratch Pervert Records
Published by Scratch Pervert Records
(C) 2006 Scratch Pervert Records
Featured review
Crude and Dark Gem
In London, the pimp Derek (Johnny Harris) assigns the prostitute Kelly (Lorraine Stanley) that works for him to find a young girl on the streets to escort the powerful mobster Duncan Allen (Alexander Morton). Kelly finds the twelve year-old runaway Joanne (Georgia Groome) in the train station and Derek proposes one hundred pounds for the service and the girl accepts. Kelly befriends Joanne and takes her to Duncan's mansion. When Joanne cries in the bedroom where she is with Duncan, Kelly runs and defends the girl. At 3:07 AM, the bruised Kelly and the tearful Joanne lock themselves in a public toilet. Kelly asks Joanne to stay there because she will raise some money for them to travel to Brighton. Meanwhile, Duncan's son Stuart Allen (Sam Spruell) calls Derek and asks him to meet him in a night-club. When Derek arrives, Stuart tells that his father is dead and he wants the responsible; further, he cuts his knee sinew to prove that he is not kidding. Derek calls his associate Chum (Nathan Constance) and they begin to chase the girls.
The excellent "London to Brighton" has a magnificent screenplay that discloses a crude and dark tale of friendship and lost of innocence through flashbacks and a surprising conclusion. This low-budget gem has a stunning cast, with top-notch performances, and the debut of director (and writer) Paul Andrew Williams in a feature could not be better. In the DVD, there is an awesome and cruel alternative ending that should not be deleted, as well the sequence in Duncan's bedroom with the two girls. The comradeship of Kelly and Joanne and the final redemption of Kelly protecting the girl are touching and beautiful. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Londres Proibida" ("Forbidden London")
The excellent "London to Brighton" has a magnificent screenplay that discloses a crude and dark tale of friendship and lost of innocence through flashbacks and a surprising conclusion. This low-budget gem has a stunning cast, with top-notch performances, and the debut of director (and writer) Paul Andrew Williams in a feature could not be better. In the DVD, there is an awesome and cruel alternative ending that should not be deleted, as well the sequence in Duncan's bedroom with the two girls. The comradeship of Kelly and Joanne and the final redemption of Kelly protecting the girl are touching and beautiful. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Londres Proibida" ("Forbidden London")
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- 亡命英倫
- Filming locations
- Victoria station, London, England, UK(Station at start and end of film)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- £500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,700
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,700
- Feb 10, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $449,681
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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