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County Lines (2020)

04/12/2020 (GB)Drama1h 30m
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A powerful drama about a mother and her fourteen year old boy who is groomed into a lethal nationwide drug selling enterprise, a 'County Line', which exploits vulnerable children and traffics them across Britain.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Conrad Khan

      Conrad Khan

      Tyler

    2. Ashley Madekwe

      Ashley Madekwe

      Toni

    3. Tabitha Milne-Price

      Aliyah

    4. Harris Dickinson

      Harris Dickinson

      Simon

    5. Marcus Rutherford

      Marcus Rutherford

      Sadiq

    6. Anthony Adjekum

      Anthony Adjekum

      Laurence

    7. Chizzy Akudolu

      Chizzy Akudolu

      Sophie

    8. Ebenezer Gyau

      Ebenezer Gyau

      Deontay

    9. Johanna Stanton

      Johanna Stanton

      Izzy Merlo

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Jul 20, 2024

    If you're not in the know about drug trafficking parlance, then the title won't mean much - but that's not so important as we get to know "Tyler" (Conrad Khan). He lives with his drop-out mum "Toni" (Ashley Madekwe) and young sister. His school life is pretty torrid and despite efforts from the teachers and his mother to help, he remains introspective and prone to violence. Then he meets "Simon" (Harris Dickinson). He's a chavvy sort of guy, black Mercedes and plenty of cash to splash - and he doesn't overtly try to recruit the young "Tyler". He waits patiently for him to come to him - and tha...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • human trafficking
    • based on true story
    • drug trade
    • teenage protagonist