''South West 9'' is a 2001 British film about the

Brixton Brixton is a district in south London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Brixton experienced a rapid rise in population during the 19th ce ...

rave scene. It was written and directed by Richard Parry. ''South West 9'' was nominated for a BAFTA award and won "Best Music" category at the

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Premise

''South West 9'' takes place in the 24 hours before a shooting at a Brixton rave. It combines themes of drugs, race, class, religion, and music in the multicultural melting pot that is South London.

Cast

Wil Johnson Wilbert Charles Johnson (born 18 April 1965) is an English actor, who has had notable television roles in '' Waking the Dead'' and '' Babyfather'', and on stage in '' Othello''. He played Dom Andrews in ''Emmerdale'' from 2012 to 2014. Early ...

as Freddy * Stuart Laing as Jake *

Mark Letheren Mark Vincent Letheren (born 6 February 1971) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as journalist Simon Kitson in ITV's drama ''The Bill'', as Ben Harding in the BBC One drama ''Casualty'' and for his recurring role as DS Kevin Geo ...

as Mitch *

Amelia Curtis Amelia A Curtis (born 28 August 1972) is a British actress who was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She is notable for having played the role of Viki Lovejoy in the final series of ''Lovejoy'', a role that she took over from Amelia Shankley. ...

as Kat * Orlessa Edwards as Helen *

Nicola Stapleton Nicola Kathleen Stapleton (born 9 August 1974 in Elephant and Castle, London) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in ''EastEnders'' as Mandy Salter and ''Emmerdale'' as Danielle Hutch. A graduate of the Sylvia Young Theatre S ...

as Sal *

Frank Harper Frank Harper (born 12 December 1962) is an English actor and film producer. He is best known for his "hard man" roles, such as Billy Bright in '' The Football Factory'' (2004) and Dog in ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' (1998). Career F ...

as Douser * Zebida Gardener-Sharper as Rafaela *

Jenny Jules Jenny Jules is an English actress. She started her acting career as a member of the youth theatre programme at the Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn, London. Her career has been closely linked with the Tricycle Theatre where she has acted numerous tim ...

as Angel *

Kika Mirylees Kika Mirylees (born Christina Kika Le Fleming Mirylees; 23 September 1953) is a South African-born British actress and councillor. She is best known for her roles as List of Bad Girls characters, Julie Johnston in ''Bad Girls (TV series), Bad G ...

as Annie * Jay Simpson as Elf *

Stephen Lord Stephen Lord (born 1 October 1971) is an English actor, known for playing Jase Dyer in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' from 2007 to 2008 and Dominic Meak in the Channel 4 comedy drama series, '' Shameless'', between 2012 and 2013. In 2021, ...

as Fazer *

Leon Herbert Leon Herbert is a British actor. Herbert is known for appearances in films including ''Salome's Last Dance'' (1988), ''Scandal'' (1989), '' Batman'' (1989), ''Alien 3'' (1992), '' Double X: The Name of the Game'' (1992), ''Point of No Return'' ...

as Isi *

Robbie Gee Robbie Gee (born 24 March 1970) is a British actor, best known for his ''Desmond's'' character "Lee Stanley", for appearing in Guy Ritchie's crime caper '' Snatch'', and for his comedy roles in TV series like ''The Real McCoy'' and ''The Crouc ...

as Jel *

Ellen Thomas Ellen Thomas (born January 24, 1947) is an American peace activist. She first became involved with the White House Peace Vigil on April 13, 1984. The daughter of a US Marine, Thomas was born in Brooklyn and grew up in California. She became opp ...

as Mrs. Ashware

Awards and nominations

*2001: Won "Best Music" category,

and was nominated in five other categories, including "Best British independent film" and "Douglas Hickox" for Parry's directing.South West 9 (2001)
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. Accessed 23 October 2017 *2001: Won "Best New European director" at

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, Odense, Denmark *2002: Nominated for "Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film in 2002", BAFTAFilm , Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film in 2002
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British Academy of Film and Television Arts British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...

. Accessed 23 October 2017

References

External links

* * {{rotten-tomatoes, south_west_9, South West 9 Vertigo Films films 2000s English-language films

Premise

Cast

Awards and nominations

See also

References

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