Review of Shifty (2008) by Kerry K — 05 Dec 2010
An authentic British film about a day in the life of Shifty, a young Muslim drug dealer. Well acted and very realistic, I like the way it was set in a suburb as I felt it made it a lot more convincing.
Shifty is a well brought up and clever young man, which makes a big difference to the usual stereotype of this way of life being put down to a damaged childhood or poor background. The whole film is very understated and character driven, no over the top violence or gangster type scenes.
An urban gem.
This review of Shifty (2008) was written by Kerry K on 05 Dec 2010.
Shifty has generally received positive reviews.
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