Alive and Kicking

8.5

91m

1991

Comedy, Drama, Crime, TV Movie

Gritty and powerful Screen One film that takes an unflinching look at drug addiction. Lenny Henry plays a dealer convinced he is untouchable, Robbie Coltrane the ex-gangster turned drug counsellor who is determined to break him. Writer Al Hunter (The Firm) was inspired by the true story of a football team founded to help drug addicts kick their habit.

Starring

Lenny Henry, Robbie Coltrane, Annabelle Apsion, Jane Horrocks, Geff Francis, Paul Barber, Imogen Boorman, Beresford Le Roy, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Cal MacAninch

Directed By

Robert Young