| An
epic story scaled down to reflect the realities of modern life in the inner
city. Bullet Boy combines style and substance to explore age-old themes of
rebellion, rivalry and revenge from a unique northeast London slant. The
plot centres around 12-year-old Curtis and his older brother Ricky, two
black boys growing up in Hackney, one of the most socially deprived areas in
the country. It’s a volatile atmosphere where the slightest flare of
emotions can set off a ripple of events that threatens to tear a family and
a community apart.
Fresh out of a Young Offenders Institute, Ricky is trying to stay on the straight and narrow but almost immediately gets caught up in a street clash involving his best friend Wisdom and a local bad boy. This minor confrontation quickly escalates into a series of tit for tat incidents that spirals out of control with devastating consequences. It is only a matter of time before Curtis, eager to follow in his older brother’s footsteps, gets drawn into the cycle of violence that has claimed so many urban teenagers before their time. |