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Shallow Grave
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Shallow Grave is a 1994 British crime thriller film directed by Danny Boyle and produced by Andrew Macdonald through Film4. The screenplay was written by John Hodge, with music composed by Simon Boswell. The cast includes Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston, Ewan McGregor, and Keith Allen. Filming took place in Edinburgh and Glasgow, with the narrative set in Scotland.
The film was released in 1994 and 1995 in various territories. It has a runtime of 93 minutes according to one source and 89 minutes according to another. Distribution was handled by Gramercy Pictures and Netflix, including via video on demand. The production involved companies such as The Glasgow Film Fund and Figment Films.
Critical reception included a review score of 70%, 6.3 out of 10, and 67 out of 100. It holds a rating of 7.2 on IMDb. The film received the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. Its budget was reported as 1,000,000 or 2,500,000, with revenue of 19,779,614. Keywords associated with the work include distrust, roommates, overdose, and dark comedy.
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7.0When David, Juliet, and Alex find their new roommate dead with a large sum of money, they agree to hide the body and keep the cash. However, this newfound fortune gradually corrodes their friendship.
Cast
- Ewan McGregor as Alex Law
- Christopher Eccleston as David Stephens
- Kerry Fox as Juliet Miller
- Ken Stott as Detective Inspector McCall
- Keith Allen as Hugo
- Colin McCredie as Cameron
Themes
- distrust
- scotland
- roommates
- overdose
- dark comedy
- edinburgh, scotland
- money
- shallow grave
- exploitation of friendship
- neo-noir
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- black comedy film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Danny Boyle
- Screenwriter
- John Hodge
- Cast member
- John Hodge
- Composer
- Simon Boswell
- Producer
- Andrew Macdonald
- Cinematographer
- Brian Tufano
- Narrative location
- Scotland
- Filming location
- Glasgow
- Duration
- 89
- FilmAffinity ID
- 632981
- Performer
- Simon Boswell
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1997-03-20
- title
- Shallow Grave
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 67/100
- capital cost
- 1000000
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