Tommy Akhtar (Riz Ahmed) is a down-at-heel London detective who always seems to have one too many problems on his plate. One day Melody (Cush Jumbo) walks into his office, like a classic femme fatale. Her friend Natasha has gone missing. Can Tommy help? As he scours London’s streets for Natasha he’s drawn into a complex web of intimate betrayals and scandal. Screenwriter Patrick Neate, adapting his own novel, gives Ahmed a rich, layered character to work with. And director Pete Travis (Omagh) peppers the story with clever references to film noir, making City of Tiny Lights a savvy and stylish plunge into London’s underbelly.
City of Tiny Lights
Directed by Pete Travis