The Business (Film)

Overview

• Title: The Business
• Genre: Crime Film
• Director: Nick Love
• Screenwriter: Nick Love
• Producers: Allan Niblo, James Richardson
• Release Date: 2 September 2005
• Running Time: 97 minutes
• Production Companies: Vertigo Films, Monkey Productions S.L., Powder Films
• Distribution: Pathe Distribution
• Languages: English, Spanish
• Countries: United Kingdom, Spain

Plot Summary

• Setting: Costa del Sol, Spain; South East London during the 1980s
• Main Character: Frankie, a young Cockney aspiring for a better life.
• Plot
  • Frankie flees to Spain after attacking his mother’s abusive boyfriend.
  • Works for "Playboy Charlie", a fugitive nightclub owner.
  • Engages in drug smuggling and criminal activities with the "Peckham Four".
  • Involvement in cannabis and later cocaine trade.
  • Leads to downfall caused by greed, addiction, and betrayal.
  • The film shows the rise and fall of Frankie’s criminal career.
• Ending: Frankie thwarts betrayal and escapes, while associates face various fates.

Characters

• Danny Dyer as Frankie
• Tamer Hassan as Charlie
• Geoff Bell as Sammy
• Georgina Chapman as Carly
• Linda Henry as Shirley
• Roland Manookian as Sonny
• Camille Coduri as Nora
• Michael Maxwell as Jimmy
• Arturo Venegas as The Mayor
• Eddie Webber as Ronnie
• Martin Marquez as Pepe

Music

• Original score by Ivor Guest.
• Soundtrack includes 1980s hits such as:
  • "Planet Earth" by Duran Duran
  • "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
  • "All Night Long" by Mary Jane Girls
  • Plus songs by Blondie, Simple Minds, The Buggles, and others.

Reception

• Awards: Nominated for Best Achievement in Production at the 2005 British Independent Film Award.
• Reviews: Mixed to negative critical reception.
  • Positive reviews from "lads' mags" like Front Magazine, Nuts magazine, and Zoo magazine.
  • Holds a 57% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Additional Information

• Official Website: The Business Movie
• IMDb: The Business on IMDb
• Rotten Tomatoes: The Business on Rotten Tomatoes