It was an accident

Movie
German title	It was an accident
Original title	It was an accident
Country of production	Great Britain
original language	English
Publishing year	2000
length	96 minutes
Rod
Director	Metin Huseyin
script	Ol Parker
production	Paul Goodman
music	Courtney Pine
camera	Guy Dufaux
cut	Annie Kocur
occupation
Chiwetel Ejiofor : Nicky Burkett Max Beesley : Mickey Cousins James Bolam : Vernon Fitch Nicola Stapleton : Kelly Neil Dudgeon : Holdsworth Hugh Quarshie : George Hurlock Thandie Newton : Noreen Hurlock Jacqueline Williams : Sharon Sidh Solanki : Rameez Cavan Clerkin : Jimmy Sally Chattaway : Terri Paul Chowdhry : Rafiq Roy Colade Agboke : Gaz Johnny Harris : Robbie

It Was an Accident is a British comedy film from the year 2000 . Directed by Metin Hüseyin , the screenplay was written by Ol Parker based on a novel by Jeremy Cameron .

action

Nicky Burkett is released after serving a five-year prison term and returns to his neighborhood in Walthamstow, north London . The police officer George Hurlock is against his daughter Noreen's relationship with Burkett and harasses the man.

Burkett gets job offers from gangster Mickey Cousins ​​and Rameez, his sister Sharon's boyfriend. There is open rivalry between cousins ​​and Rameez. Burkett meets Kelly, with whom he has a son. Since Burkett needs money for his son, he ends up working for Vernon Fitch, which leads to acts of violence.

Reviews

Derek Elley wrote in Variety magazine on November 2, 2000 that the film was "a surprisingly brilliant gangster comedy . " There is good chemistry between the multi-ethnic actors. The script is well-written and shows the characters' personalities, which is a rarity in contemporary British cinema ( "Script is a rare thing in current British cinema - well-worked and with personality and shape" ). The film could not appeal to North American as well as non-English speaking viewers.

Awards

The producer and Courtney Pine as composer were nominated for the British Independent Film Award in 2000.

backgrounds

The film was shot in London. It opened in UK theaters on October 27, 2000.

Web links

• It Was an Accident in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• It Was an Accident at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Film review by Derek Elley  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed September 11, 2008  
2. ^ Filming locations for It Was an Accident , accessed September 11, 2008
3. ↑ Release dates for It Was an Accident , accessed September 11, 2008