| The shows gives an inside look into London gang lifestyle on the estates of London and how kids become 'shotters' for the more notorious people on the estates | |
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| Each episode of Top Boy has a gripping storyline which keeps you wanting more; one millions viewers for a urban C4 show cannot be wrong | Abducted on a rainy night in 1988, the obnoxious drunk, Oh Dae-Su, much to his surprise, wakes up locked in a windowless and dilapidated hotel room, for an unknown reason |
The sheer scale of the comments here suggests that here is a film that gets to you in one way or another.
| I wont divulge the plot or end this comment with a Latin quote to reinforce my self importance i'll just say go and watch it, preferably if you're not too squeamish and don't mind subtitles | After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in five days |
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| The cast is a mix of actors and grime artists such as Kano and Scorcher all of whom are from gang London so they know how the character should be therefore giving their characters true realism | Thirteen-year old Ra'Nell gradually gets lured into the gang and drug business as his mother Lisa has a breakdown and is hospitalised - with devastating consequences |
Rivalry with Kamale and his gang results in their loan from Raikes being stolen, and they swear revenge.
7| This film left me thinking about it the following day which is normally a good thing atleast it shows my memory is working! This film is as far away from Maborosi as you can get yet both films are up there as great pieces of cinema | After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in five days |
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| What this film has is the ability to be sublime, shocking, ridiculous, mildly amusing and visually stunning which is some feat for any film | Not only is the acting good, but the soundtrack is phenomenal, showcasing a lot of London grime artists |
However, who would hate Oh Dae-Su so much he would deny him of a quick and clean death? There, his invisible and pitiless captors will feed him, clothe him, and sedate him to avert a desperate suicide--and as his only companion and a window to the world is the TV in his stark cell--the only thing that helps Oh Dae-Su keep going is his daily journal.
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