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Shallow Grave (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Fantasporto Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
88 min + 29 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Commentary
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Special Edition

Movie filmed in 1994 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Danny Boyle

Written By:
John Hodge

Actors:
Kerry Fox ..... Juliet Miller
Christopher Eccleston ..... David Stephens
Ewan McGregor ..... Alex Law
Ken Stott ..... Detective Inspector McCall
Keith Allen ..... Hugo
Colin McCredie ..... Cameron
Victoria Nairn ..... Visitor
Gary Lewis ..... Visitor
Jean Marie Coffey ..... Goth
Peter Mullan ..... Andy
Leonard O'Malley ..... Tim
David Scoular ..... Cash Machine Victim
Grant Glendinning ..... Bath Victim
Victor Eadie ..... Freezer victim
Robert David MacDonald ..... Lumsden

Synopsis:

Director Danny Boyle revisits a theme from his Shallow Grave and Trainspotting days -- greed -- but focuses on a much younger protagonist with this comedy drama. Millions opens with recent widower Ronnie (James Nesbitt) moving his two precocious pre-pubescent sons to the suburbs. Missing his mother and the comforts of his old neighborhood, the young Damian (Alex Etel) builds a cardboard-box fort on the outskirts of the suburb, where one day his placid introvert existence is literally crushed by a giant gym bag full of thousands of pounds' worth of cash. Less concerned with the origin of the money than with how to spend it, Damian and his older brother, Anthony (Lewis McGibbon), decide to keep it a secret from their father, which becomes an increasingly tricky proposition as the days pass. His conscience getting in the way of his spending, Damian debates the ethics of his ill-gotten gains with a handful of imaginary saints, and begins to try to spend his cash a little more altruistically. But his charitable deeds inadvertently attract the attention of a mysterious, threatening man who's desperate to get his hands on the money. Marking a distinct change of pace for Boyle after the horror film 28 Days Later, Millions world-premiered at the 2004 Toronto Film Festival.

The feature film debut of Scottish director Danny Boyle was a dark, hip, Generation X comedy about a trio of Edinburgh roommates whose narcissistic greed fuels murder and betrayal. Boisterous journalist Alex (Ewan McGregor), flirtatious doctor Juliet (Kerry Fox), and meek accountant David (Christopher Eccleston) possess very different personalities, but the roommates are bonded in mutual, self-absorbed cynicism. Seeking a fourth boarder to share the rent for their stylish flat, they cruelly dismiss several candidates before settling on Hugo (Keith Allen), whose air of detachment meets the roommates' standard of coolness. Hugo's reserve masks criminal involvement, however, as the roommates discover when they find him dead in bed from a drug overdose, with a valise containing enormous amounts of cash. Their nascent greed overwhelms them, and the trio dismembers and buries Hugo, stealing his money. Only David, who understands finance, seems to realize that someone's eventually going to seek out such a large sum. As both drug dealers and police get closer to figuring out the friends' secret, shy, nerdy David becomes violently paranoid, while Juliet's allegiance switches back and forth between her roommates. Boyle teamed subsequently with producer Andrew Macdonald and screenwriter John Hodge on several high-profile films.

From the creators of Trainspotting comes a masterpiece of terror. Starring Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston and Ewan McGregor, this hermetically sealed shocker will take you on a fantastic ride that's riddled with hairpin turns. Juliet, David and Alex find that their new reclusive roommate has not left the bedroom for days. After kicking in the door they discover this drug overdosed corpse... and a suitcase full of cash. Fatefully choosing to keep the money they know they have to get rid of the body. But the remains won't stay buried and a careless trail from the shallow grave leads the police and two money-hungry thugs-back to the trio. As the stakes get higher, so does the body count, not to mention their paranoia which is quickly putting their friendship in jeopardy...forever!

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 01 April, 2010.