Convenience (film)
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| Directed by | Keri Collins |
| Written by | Simon Fantauzzo |
| Produced by | Ray Panthaki |
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| Cinematography | Stil Williams |
| Edited by | Richard Blackburn |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £80,000[2] |
Convenience is a 2013 British dark comedy film about two friends who, needing to pay a debt they cannot afford, try to rob a petrol station and end up posing as clerks for the night.[3] The film was written by Simon Fantauzzo and directed by Keri Collins.
Cast
- Ray Panthaki as Ajay
- Adeel Akhtar as Shaan
- Vicky McClure as Levi
- Anthony Head as Barry
- Jenny Bede as Debbie
- James Bradshaw as Clive
- Daniel Caltagirone as Tommy
- Margaret Jackman as Mavis
- Verne Troyer as Dwight
- Tom Bell as Stoner 1
- Tony Way as Stoner 2
Production
The film was shot in a petrol garage located in Gorseinon, South Wales.
Critical reception
Convenience attracted a positive response from audiences and critics alike. Leslie Felperin, writing for The Guardian, called the film a "fun-fuelled comedy caper" with "good, genuinely funny dialogue". Felperin praised the "likable, tightly synchronised cast".[4] Nev Pierce, for Empire Online called the film "very funny [...] simple, but strong".[5] Louie Freeman-Bassett, for Gorilla Film Online felt Convenience would have been better produced as a fifty-minute play, but singled Adeel Akhtar's performance as the film's best.[6]
References
- ^ "Convenience". British Board of Film Classification. 2015-09-17. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- ^ "Ray Panthaki - Why I'm Open About Cost Of Film". Sky News. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
Panthaki's new film Convenience was independently made for a budget of £80,000 - the same amount it would cost to do just one shot of a Harry Potter movie, he said.
- ^ "Convenience review – fun-fuelled comedy caper". theguardian.com.
- ^ Felperin, Leslie (1 October 2015). "Convenience review – fun-fuelled comedy caper". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Pierce, Nev (2 October 2015). "Convenience Review - Hapless robbers A.J. (Panthaki) and Shaan (Akhtar) hold up a 24-hour garage and end up working there for rest of the night". Empire. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Freeman-Bassett, Louie (24 September 2015). "Convenience (2015) – Review". Gorilla Film Online. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
External links
- Convenience at IMDb
- Website convenience-movie
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