Shoreditch(2003)
"BLACKMAIL, DRUGS, AND SUICIDE"
London 1939. In the weeks before the beginning of the Second World War, the Say When jazz club keeps London's Shoreditch swinging. Run by Thomas (Richie) and his wife Massie (Natasha Wightman), it's a place where gangsters and aristocrats, home office gents, and loose women can kick back and relax. Thomas' job is to keep everything running smoothly. But when he starts having an affair with singer Butterfly (Joely Richardson), this carefully balanced world disintegrates into blackmail, drugs, and suicide.
Movie: Shoreditch
Top 10 Billed Cast
Butterfly
Thomas Hickman
Albert Challis
Jenson Thackery
Masie Hickman
Karl
William Nichols
Inspector Turner
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London 1939. In the weeks before the beginning of the Second World War, the Say When jazz club keeps London's Shoreditch swinging. Run by Thomas (Richie) and his wife Massie (Natasha Wightman), it's a place where gangsters and aristocrats, home office gents, and loose women can kick back and relax. Thomas' job is to keep everything running smoothly. But when he starts having an affair with singer Butterfly (Joely Richardson), this carefully balanced world disintegrates into blackmail, drugs, and suicide.
Release Date
2003-11-28
Average
3
Rating:
1.5 startsTagline
"BLACKMAIL, DRUGS, AND SUICIDE"
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Languages:
English
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