Having served his time for stabbing another teenager, Ricky is released from prison and collected by his little brother and his friend Wisdom. Arriving back in London, Wisdom accidentally damages a car of another young man, but Ricky makes him walk away when things escalate towards a fight. However, when Wisdom realises that the word on the street is that he is a p*ssy, he revisits the young man and shoots his dog dead. Ricky tries to resolve the situation to avoid getting drawn back into the violence that landed him in jail in the first place. Meanwhile, younger brother Curtis watches all these things with admiring eyes.
Bullet Boy, from British director Saul Dibb was released in 2004. The cast a mixture of professionals and non-actors all give good, honest performances. The movie is dark, gloomy with an overlaying sense of tragedy throughout. The Dialogue is authentic and the direction is very simple but gives the film a strong sense of realism which is the main reason why this film works. Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack is the soundtrack to the film. A strong piece showcasing the gun culture in the streets of London.
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