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Wikipedia article'Bluff' is a 2022 independent neo-noir crime thriller film written, directed, filmed, edited and produced by Sheikh Shahnawaz. It tells the story of a London police officer who goes undercover as a heroin addict in a small English town and manipulates an unsuspecting local junkie into working with him for a dangerous drug dealer. PlotDetective Sergeant Daniel Miller is suspended from the London Metropolitan Police so that he can be secretly deployed to a small English town on an undercover assignment to uncover Britain's major suppliers of heroin and crack cocaine. He poses as a heroin addict and manipulates an unsuspecting junkie into working with him so that he can infiltrate the local drug network and work his way up the supply chain. The line between duty and criminality begins to blur as Miller's investigation becomes increasingly dangerous the closer he gets to finding the source of a drug trafficker. Cast* Gurj Gill as Miller / Danny * Jason Adam as Cooks * Nisaro Karim as Imran * James Jaysen Bryhan as Collins * Joe Egan as Neil Production'Bluff' was written, directed, filmed, edited and produced by Sheikh Shahnawaz as his feature directorial debut. Shahnawaz had finished writing the screenplay just 5 days before his father died. He went into production a month later to finish the film in honor of his father's memory. Shahnawaz was inspired by issues in his hometown:
Sheikh produced 'Bluff' for a final production budget of $2,000. He did this by filming completely guerilla as a one-man crew with locally-based actors in his hometown of Birmingham, England:
The last 25% of the production was filmed after a 6-month hiatus in 2020 once COVID-19 lockdown measures had eased. Release'Bluff' was released for digital download on 28 April 2022. ReceptionOn review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 'Bluff' has an approval rating of 83% based on 6 reviews. Cath Clarke from 'The Guardian' said: "It's not without flaws but Shahnawaz is clearly ambitious and does well on what looks like a minuscule budget". Michael Talbot-Haynes from 'Film Threat' gave it a good review, writing: "The movie is an excellent opiate opera with fantastic performances by a needle-sharp cast". References | |
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