''Snow in Paradise'' is a 2014 British

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...

directed by

Andrew Hulme Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived ...

and co-written by Hulme and Martin Askew, who also co-stars in the film. It was screened in the

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films ...

section at the

2014 Cannes Film Festival The 67th Cannes Film Festival was held from 14 to 25 May 2014. New Zealand film director Jane Campion was the head of the jury for the main competition section. The Palme d'Or was awarded to the Turkish film ''Winter Sleep'' directed by Nuri B ...

. The film had its UK premier at the Curzon Soho as part of the

London Film Festival The BFI London Film Festival is an annual film festival founded in 1957 and held in the United Kingdom, running for two weeks in October with co-operation from the British Film Institute. It screens more than 300 films, documentaries and shor ...

Plot

Petty criminal Dave lives in London, high on crime and drugs. After a heist gone wrong brings about his best friend's death, he turns to Islam for finding peace to his feelings for shame and remorse, but soon his past life comes back to haunt him.

Cast

Frederick Schmidt Frederick Schmidt is a British actor who has appeared in such films '' Mission: Impossible – Fallout'' (2018) and ''Angel Has Fallen'' (2019). Career In his early career, he starred in many British films. In '' Mission: Impossible – Fallout ...

as Dave * Martin Askew as Uncle Jimmy *

David Spinx David Spinx (born 25 April 1951) is an English actor, probably best known for playing Keith Miller in the BBC television soap opera '' EastEnders'' from 2004–2008. He has previously appeared in ''EastEnders'' as a guest character in an episode ...

as Micky * Aymen Hamdouchi as Tariq * Daniel Godward as Old Gangster * Claire-Louise Cordwell as Theresa * Amira Ghazalla as Mrs. Anwar *

Ashley Chin Ashley Anthony Chin (born 21 August 1982), also known by his stage name Muslim Belal, is an English actor, screenwriter, spoken word poet and rapper of Jamaican descent. He began his acting career in the 1999 BBC film '' Storm Damage'' and his m ...

as Amjad *

Joel Beckett Joel Beckett (born Joel Bygraves; 27 November 1973) is an English actor, known for playing Jake Moon in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' and as Lee in the original version of the comedy series '' The Office''. Born in Potton, Bedfordshire, he ...

as Kenny * Clive Brunt as Lee *

John Dagleish John Dagleish ( ) is a British actor originally from Essex, known for his work in theatre. In 2008 to 2011, John Dagleish played Alf Arless in the ''Lark Rise to Candleford'' series on BBC. In 2014, he played Ray Davies as part of the original ca ...

as Tony *

Adam Nagaitis Adam Matthew Nagaitis (; born 7 June 1985) is a British actor best known for his roles as Caulker's Mate Cornelius Hickey in the AMC television series '' The Terror'' and firefighter Vasily Ignatenko in the HBO miniseries ''Chernobyl''. Nagait ...

as Gravesy

References

External links

Snow in Paradise Official Website
* * 2014 films 2014 thriller films 2014 directorial debut films British thriller films 2010s English-language films 2010s British films {{2010s-UK-film-stub