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Bigga than Ben
Bigga than Ben
	Film poster
Directed by	Suzie Halewood
Written by	Suzie Halewood
Produced by	Suzie Halewood; Liz Holford; Melissa Simmonds
Starring	Ben Barnes; Andrei Chadov; Ovidiu Matesan; Hero Fiennes Tiffin
Cinematography	Ben Moulden
Music by	Paul E Francis
Production; company	Gas Station 8
Distributed by	Tiny Hand Films
Release dates	31 May 2008 (Brooklyn International Film Festival); 10 October 2008 (United Kingdom);
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$250,000
Box office	$750,000

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Bigga than Ben is a 2008 British black comedy film written and directed by Suzie Halewood. The film is based on the 1999 Russian novel of the same name.

It was released on 10 October 2008 in the United Kingdom and 18 November 2008 in the United States. It stars Ben Barnes, Andrei Chadov, Ovidiu Matesan and Hero Fiennes Tiffin.

Plot[edit]

This dark comedy from the UK, is a tale of two selfish, wayward young Russian backpackers who come to London in an attempt to amass an easy fortune.

But it's not too long before Spiker and Cobakka realize that legally, they aren't going to get very far. So, aided by the dodgy Artash they learn to shoplift from supermarkets, rip off banks, joyride on the London Underground and turn mobile phones into crack cocaine.

Cast[edit]

Ben Barnes as Cobakka
Andrei Chadov as Spiker
Ovidiu Matesan as Artash
Hero Fiennes Tiffin as Spartak

Critical reception[edit]

Bigga than Ben received generally favourable reviews from critics. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 60% of critics gave the film positive reviews. The film was nominated for Best Narrative Film at Austin Film Festival, played Best of the Fest at Edinburgh, Won Best Comedy Film at Los Angeles DIY FF and made The Times Top 100 Films of that year.

Cosmo Landesman in The Sunday Times gave the film four stars and said the film was "Dark, funny, charming, fast, immoral, decadent and delightful. The best double act buddies since Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid."^[1]

London's Time Out said, "Makes Dirty Pretty Things look like a government advisory documentary... street-smart, non-PC and very funny" and also gave the film four stars.^[2]

References[edit]

^ The Sunday Times review. [1].
^ The Time Out review. [2].

External links[edit]

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[1] The Sunday Times review. [1].

[2] The Time Out review. [2].

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+{{Use British English|date=October 2014}}
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-  director       = Suzie Halewood |
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+| director       = Suzie Halewood
+| producer       = Suzie Halewood<br>Liz Holford<br>Melissa Simmonds
-  writer         = Suzie Halewood |
+| writer         = Suzie Halewood
+| starring       = [[Ben Barnes (actor)|Ben Barnes]]<br>Andrei Chadov<br>Ovidiu Matesan<br>[[Hero Fiennes Tiffin]]
-  director of photography = Ben Moulden
+| music          = Paul E Francis
-  production designer = Damien Creagh
+| cinematography = Ben Moulden
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-  runtime        = 85 mins |
+| studio         = Gas Station 8
+| distributor    = Tiny Hand Films
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-'''''Bigga Than Ben''''' is a 2008 English [[drama film]] written and directed by Suzie Halewood. The film is based on the 1999 [[Russia]]n novel of the same name.
+'''''Bigga than Ben''''' is a 2008 British [[black comedy]] film written and directed by Suzie Halewood. The film is based on the 1999 Russian novel of the same name.
-It was released on 10 October 2008 in the [[United Kingdom]] and 18 November 2008 in the [[United States of America|United States]]. It stars [[Ben Barnes (actor)|Ben Barnes]], Andrei Chadov, Ovidiu Matesan and [[Hero Fiennes-Tiffin]].
+It was released on 10 October 2008 in the United Kingdom and 18 November 2008 in the United States. It stars [[Ben Barnes (actor)|Ben Barnes]], Andrei Chadov, Ovidiu Matesan and [[Hero Fiennes Tiffin]].
 ==Plot==
+This dark comedy from the UK, is a tale of two selfish, wayward young Russian backpackers who come to London in an attempt to amass an easy fortune.
+But it's not too long before Spiker and Cobakka realize that legally, they aren't going to get very far. So, aided by the dodgy Artash they learn to shoplift from supermarkets, rip off banks, joyride on the London Underground and turn mobile phones into crack cocaine.
-This [[dark comedy]] from the UK, is a tale of two likeable but wayward young Russian [[Backpacking (travel)|backpacker]]s who come to [[London]] in an attempt to amass an easy fortune.
-But it’s not too long before Spiker and Cobakka realize that legally, they aren’t going to get very far. So, aided by the dodgy Artash they learn to shoplift from supermarkets, rip off banks, [[Joyride (crime)|joyride]] on the [[London Underground|tube]] and turn mobile phones into [[Crack cocaine|crack]].
 ==Cast==
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 *[[Andrei Chadov]] as Spiker
 *[[Ovidiu Matesan]] as Artash
-*[[Hero Fiennes-Tiffin]] as Spartak
+*[[Hero Fiennes Tiffin]] as Spartak
 ==Critical reception==
-''Bigga Than Ben'' received generally favorable reviews from critics. The review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported that 60% of critics gave the film positive reviews.
+''Bigga than Ben'' received generally favourable reviews from critics. The review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported that 60% of critics gave the film positive reviews. The film was nominated for Best Narrative Film at Austin Film Festival, played Best of the Fest at Edinburgh, Won Best Comedy Film at Los Angeles DIY FF and made The Times Top 100 Films of that year.
-[[Cosmo Landesman]] in ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' gave the film four stars and said the film was “Dark, funny, charming, fast, immoral, decadent  and delightful. The best double act buddies since Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid.”
+[[Cosmo Landesman]] in ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' gave the film four stars and said the film was "Dark, funny, charming, fast, immoral, decadent  and delightful. The best double act buddies since Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid."<ref>The Sunday Times review. [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/film_reviews/article4907934.ece].</ref>
-London's ''[[Time Out (company)|Time Out]]'' said, “Makes Dirty Pretty Things look like a government advisory documentary... street-smart un-pc and very funny” and also gave the film four stars.
+London's ''[[Time Out (company)|Time Out]]'' said, "Makes [[Dirty Pretty Things (film)|Dirty Pretty Things]] look like a government advisory documentary... street-smart, [[Politically-incorrect|non-PC]] and very funny" and also gave the film four stars.<ref>The Time Out review. [http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/85867/bigga-than-ben.html].</ref>
-The critic at the [[Edinburgh Film Festival]] stated, “A brilliantly savage black comedy, bursting with raw energy.”
-==External links==
-* [http://biggathanben.com/ Official site]
-* {{Imdb title|id=0831275|title=Bigga Than Ben}}
-* {{Rotten-tomatoes|id=bigga_than_ben}}
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+==External links==
-The Sunday Times review. [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/film_reviews/article4907934.ece].<br>
+* {{Official website|http://biggathanben.co.uk/}}
-The Time Out review. [http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/85867/bigga-than-ben.html].
+* {{IMDb title|0831275|Bigga than Ben}}
+* {{Rotten-tomatoes|bigga_than_ben|Bigga than Ben}}
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