Ecstasy

Ecstasy (2011)

Never be afraid of love, everyone is looking for

A small-time drug smuggler from Scotland, is trying to figure out his way through life until he meets a beautiful girl from Canada, who seeks a change after a bad relationship she just got out of.

Date of release
2011-09-10
TMDB
4.9 / 10 (43)
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director
Rob Heydon

Casting

Interesting facts

Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy is a 2011 Canadian film adaptation of the short story "The Undefeated" from the best-selling book Ecstasy by Irvine Welsh. Directed by Rob Heydon, the film stars Adam Sinclair as Lloyd Buist, a drug user who smuggles ecstasy from Amsterdam. Kristin Kreuk plays his love interest, Heather Thompson.

Production

In 2000, director Rob Heydon obtained the rights to the film Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy. It took a few years to acquire financing and to get the script approved by author Irvine Welsh. There were difficulties in having the independent film made; the film was initially a Canada/UK co-production up until 2010, but eventually became a Canadian production.

The film was shot from December 2010 to early 2011 in Scotland, Amsterdam, and Canada (including Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario).

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