Product Information
The story of five individuals who spend the week working in mundane jobs, waiting for the weekend. Then they find themselves in a world of parties, pubs and clubs. An outlook on nineties youth culture. Soundtrack by Fat Boy Slim, Armand Van Helden, Orbital and Underworld, mixed by Pete Tong.Product Identifiers
ProducerEmer Mccourt, Allan Niblo
EAN5014293134552
eBay Product ID (ePID)3945139
Product Key Features
ActorCarol Harrison, Jan Anderson, Dean Davies, Shaun Parkes, Andrew Lincoln, Justin Kerrigan, Lorraine Pilkington, Danny Dyer, John Simm, Nicola Reynolds
Film/TV TitleHuman Traffic
DirectorJustin Kerrigan
LanguageEnglish
Run Time95 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2003
FormatDVD
FeaturesTrailer\Cast and Crew List\Cast and Crew Filmographies\Interactive Menus, Widescreen, With Subtitles
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate18
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
ComposerMathew Herbert, Rob Mellow
Additional InformationThe Ecstasy-fuelled youth culture of England is examined in this buoyant, good-natured film from 25-year-old newcomer, Justin Kerrigan. A group of young Welsh revellers, including Jip (John Simm), Lulu (Lorrain Piliongon), and Koop (Shaun Parkes) endure their mundane jobs all week, and then cut loose on a typically wild Friday night of dancing, drinking, drugging, shagging, and then recovering in order to deal with their parents come Sunday. The film's guileless pro-drug stance may prove off-putting to more jaded and conservative audiences, but as a "peak" at England's thriving 1990s counterculture, it's a fun, fascinating document, and a cheery companion to TRAINSPOTTING (which was obviously a huge inspiration). Kerrigan fills the film with lots of surreal and fantastical digressions, direct addresses to the camera, and quote-worthy bits of slang. Energetic electronica pulses throughout for a dynamite score, which combines with the high-spirited performances of the cast and makes for good time, whatever your "buzz" may be. Its honesty about the good, great, and not-so-great aspects of the lifestyle should ring true to those familiar with the scene, and provide others with a thrilling, propaganda-free glimpse into club-kid nightlife.
ReviewsSight and Sound - ...HUMAN TRAFFIC rings sweet and true....Good acting gives [the film] its soul..., Variety - Well cast, engagingly played and directed with a stylistic pedal to the metal...
ScreenwriterJustin Kerrigan
Format DescriptionDVD 5
Sound sourceDolby Digital 2.0
EditorPatrick Moore
Movie/TV TitleHuman Traffic
Director of PhotographyDave Bennett