Gassed Up

Gassed Up (2024)

A better life is there for the taking.

Set during the peak of a wave of moped crimes sweeping London, 20-year-old Ash, who is trying to earn money to raise his 14-year-old sister and send his mother to rehab, gets caught up with an organized crime ring led by a young and charismatic Albanian immigrant. As the crimes get bigger and the attention becomes addictive, Ash struggles to keep his head above water. Soon, he has to choose between the people he loves, and having his whole life come crashing down around him.

Date of release
2024-02-09
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Thriller, Drama, Crime
Director
George Amponsah

Casting

Interesting facts

Gassed Up is a 2023 British film directed by George Amponsah in his feature film debut, and starring Stephen Odubola. It is co-written by Archie Maddocks with Taz Skylar, who also appears in the film. The film premiered at the 2023 BFI London Film Festival.

Production

The film was greenlit by Amazon Prime Video in July 2022 to be produced by Rupert Preston and Ed Caffrey of Sunrise Films, Bart Ruspoli and Hester Ruoff of Ascendant Fox and Stefan D’Bart of Bromantics. The script was co-written by Archie Maddocks and Taz Skylar who also appears as an Albanian-born criminal. It is directed by George Amponsah. The term "gassed up"is slang for someone who has delusions of grandeur.

Stephen Odubola leads the cast. Singer and British Eurovision entrant Mae Muller was approached to work on music for the film and appears in the film in her debut acting role. The film also includes performances by YouTubers Harry Pinero, Yung Filly and Ms Banks.

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