Bigga Than Been - Great Classics
Bigga Than Ben is a crime-fuelled tale of two likeable but wayward Russian "pieces of Moscow scum" who arrive in London intent on bettering themselves and amassing an easy fortune. But it's not long before Spiker (Andrei Chadov) and Cobakka (Ben Barnes) realise that, legally, they aren't going to get very far. So, aided by the dodgy Artash (Ovidiu Matesan) and sidekick Spartak (Hero Fiennes-Tiffin), they learn to shoplift from supermarkets, rip off banks, joyride on the tube and turn mobile phones into crack. . Finding themselves drawn into a shadowy underworld of backstreet drug deals, chav nightclubs, refugees and nymphomaniacs, life begins to turn sour. The highs begin to fade. Spiker badly misses his girlfriend back in Moscow, and seeks consolation in drugs. When he slips into serious addiction and Artash double-crosses them, Cobakka finds himself forced into making some life-changing decisions
Director: S.A. Halewood (as Suzie Halewood)
Writers: S.A. Halewood (as Suzie Halewood) | Sergey Sakin (novel) | Pavel Teterskiy (novel)
Producers: S.A. Halewood (as Suzie Halewood) | Liz Holford
Composer: Paul Edward-Francis (as Paul E. Francis)
Runtime: 82
Language: English
Coutry of origin: United Kingdom
Year: 2008
Awards
1 win & 1 nomination
2008
Austin Film Festival
Nominated, Feature Film Award
Best Narrative Feature
S.A. Halewood
2008
Los Angeles DIY Film Festival
Won, Festival Prize
Feature film
S.A. Halewood