Bullet Boy

Bullet Boy

You only get one shot at life.

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Release Date

9/15/2004

Runtime

89 mins

Overview

Ricky is just out of a young offenders institute, heading home to Hackney and determined to go straight. Instead, he heads straight for trouble when he becomes involved in a street confrontation, siding with his best friend Wisdom against a local rude boy. The trouble escalates into a series of tit-for-tat incidents that threaten to spiral out of control. Ricky's 12-year-old brother Curtis, hero-worships Ricky, though he appears smart enough to know he doesn't want to follow his example. Yet, despite the stern warnings from his mother and support from her friends in the community, might Ricky's bad boy allure be too attractive for Curtis to resist?

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A rawly observed portrait of street life where good intentions collide with cycles of violence and peer pressure. The film captures the inexorable pull of loyalty and masculine posturing, building toward an outcome that feels both inevitable and devastating.

Mood

TenseDread-soakedAngryMelancholic

Themes

FamilyComing of ageRedemptionSurvival

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

HandheldNaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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