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. [1]

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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. [2] 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. [3] [4]

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). [6] [7]

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". [8] Other reviews were negative. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "The Grind". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  2. ↑ Earle, Toby (7 July 2017). "The Grind". Evening Standard. pp. A51. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Earle, Toby (15 October 2015). "Nightclub boss can't go straight". Evening Standard. pp. A60. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "The Grind". The Independent. 19 October 2015. p. 45. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "The Grind - Cast". www.thegrindmovie.com. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Baseline (2010) – Film Review: A Gritty Slice of East London Crime Drama" . Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "British Council UK Films Database: Baseline". filmsandfestivals.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Broadbent, Giles (26 April 2012). The Grind. The Wharf. p. 52.


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