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Fallout (2008)

Fallout poster
Directed by
Ian Rickson
Genre
thriller, drama, crime
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

After a teenager is fatally stabbed in South London, a detective investigates the crime while the victim's friends grapple with the fallout. The story follows the impact of the death on the group and the police inquiry.

tensegrittymelancholicseriousurbanemotionalslow-burn

What happens

Fallout is a one-off television film-length crime drama, broadcast on 3 July 2008, as part of Channel 4's Disarming Britain series. The drama explores the lives of a group of teenagers in South London, following the fatal stabbing of a mutual associate, Kwame Abena (Lanre Malaolu), and the subsequent investigation led by DS Joe Stephens (Lennie James). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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