The Grind (2012 film)

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The Grind
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The Grind DVD release poster
Directed byRishi Opel
Written byRishi Opel
Produced byRishi Opel
Freddie Connor
Starring Jamie Foreman
Danny John-Jules
Zoe Tapper
Kellie Shirley
Gordon Alexander
Freddie Connor
CinematographyBo Bilstrup
Edited byRishi Opel
Music byPaul Saunderson
Production
company
The Grind Productions
Distributed by4Digital Media
Release date
  • 16 April 2012 (2012-04-16)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£100,000
Box officeTBA

The Grind is a 2012 crime drama film written and directed by Rishi Opel, and starring Jamie Foreman, Freddie Connor, Gordon Alexander, Zoe Tapper, Danny John-Jules and Kellie Shirley.

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Plot

Vince, a nightclub manager of The Grind in Hackney, East London, has fought his way to a decent living and respectable lifestyle; he is determined to settle down and take life easier. Bobby, Vince's best friend from school, is released from prison and their friendship soon falls apart. Bobby's addiction to cocaine and gambling spirals out of control and he now owes a huge amount of money to Vince's boss, Dave, owner of The Grind and an East End loan shark. Vince's life takes a dramatic turn for the worse.

Cast

Production and adaptation

The film is the feature version of a short of the same name by Rishi Opel, which was adapted into another film by Brendon O'Loughlin, with a similar cast, released 2 years before this one, Baseline (2010). [2] [3]

Reception

Barry Forshaw wrote that there were "signs of compromise due to budgetary restrictions" in the film, whose female characters were "underwritten", but that the production contained "good things". [4]

The Archer -East Finchley- reported that the film "explored the dark and sometimes explosive world of running an East End night" and that "writer/director Rishi Opel ha(d) created a well-crafted array of characters". [5]

References

  1. ↑ "The Grind - Cast". www.thegrindmovie.com. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Baseline (2010) – Film Review: A Gritty Slice of East London Crime Drama" . Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "British Council UK Films Database: Baseline". filmsandfestivals.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  4. ↑ Forshaw, Barry (25 March 2016). Brit Noir: The Pocket Essential Guide to British Crime Fiction, Film & TV. Pocket Essentials. ISBN   978-1-84344-641-5.
  5. ↑ http://www.the-archer.co.uk/archive/2007/2007decarcher.pdf


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