London to Brighton is a gritty drama

London to Brighton

Director: Paul Andrew Williams

Cast: Lorraine Stanley, Johnny Harris, Georgia Groome, Sam Spruell

Cert: 18

A small-scale British film that manages to rise well above most of the recent domestic low-life dramas seeping from the industry.

To be sure it falls into the same genre – Stanley plays a prostitute who escapes the clutches of her violent pimp in London by catching the train to Brighton – but the sterling playing of an excellent cast and the tightly-controlled directing make it a drama that is both gritty and human.

Star Rating: 4/5