The Grind (2012 film)
| The Grind | |
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 The Grind DVD release poster | |
| Directed by | Rishi Opel |
| Produced by |
Rishi Opel Freddie Connor |
| Written by | Rishi Opel |
| Starring |
Jamie Foreman Danny John-Jules Zoe Tapper Kellie Shirley Gordon Alexander Freddie Connor |
| Music by | Paul Saunderson |
| Cinematography | Bo Bilstrup |
| Edited by | Rishi Opel |
Production company |
The Grind Productions |
| Distributed by | 4Digital Media |
Release dates |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £100,000 |
| Box office | TBA |
The Grind is a 2012 crime drama film written and directed by Rishi Opel, and starring Jamie Foreman, Freddie Connor, Gordon Alexander, Zoe Tapper, Danny John-Jules and Kellie Shirley. It is a re imaging of the film Baseline (which features almost the same cast as the Grind).
The film tells the story of Vince, a nightclub manager of The Grind in Hackney, East London. Vince, having fought his way to a decent living and respectable lifestyle, is determined to settle down and take life easier. Bobby, Vince's best friend from school, is released from prison and their friendship soon falls apart. Bobby's addiction to cocaine and gambling spirals out of control and he now owes a huge amount of money to Vince's boss, Dave, owner of The Grind and an East End loan shark. Vince's life takes a dramatic turn for the worse.
The Grind features a cast including Jamie Foreman (Layer Cake, Nil By Mouth, Oliver Twist, Doctor Who, Eastenders), Danny John-Jules (Death in Paradise, Red Dwarf, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), Zoe Tapper (Survivors, Desperate Romantics) and Kellie Shirley (Eastenders, The Office). Also appearing in cameo roles are Dynamo (the street magician whose latest series ‘Dynamo: Magician Impossible’ on Watch has been a huge success) and Sway (MOBO award winning British grime artist).
Plot
Bobby is beaten up by Dave with a crowbar and thought to be dead, but it is revealed he survives and manages to pull himself up and leave hours after Dave and Phil have gone. After the initial beating Dave walked to Phil's van with him and went to dispose of the crowbar and van outside a multi-story carpark. Bobby stumbles back to his ex-girlfriend's flat.[1]
Elsewhere Martin Lomax is working his shift at the London multi-story carpark, when he takes his break he discovers the van outside with the crowbar in the bin nearby. Martin knows he can use these to complete his plan of creating a human centipede. Later that evening Bobby turns up at the carpark with his ex-girlfriend. He confronts Martin who is just staring at him and saying nothing, until Martin shoots him in the foot and his plan begins. Tragically Bobby falls victim again to the same crowbar, in the same day.
Cast
- Jamie Foreman as Dave Foreman
- Danny John-Jules as Phil
- Zoe Tapper as Nancy
- Gordon Alexander as Bobby Alexander
- Freddie Connor as Vince
- Kellie Shirley as Jo
- Joseph Morgan as Paul
- Jonathan Hansler as Comedian
- Barber Ali as Big Guy
- Duncan Clyde as Tony Dixy
- Sway DaSafo as Dave's Enforcer
- Sheraiah Larcher as Bassy
- Steve Frayne (Dynamo) as Street Hustler
The Grind: The Game
In the fictional world of the Grind, Bobby's younger brother Simon begins to make a game to tribute his 'noble' brother. He develops it using Unity, on his ancient laptop (which blue screens after around 20 minutes of use).