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Release Year1991
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageEN
CertificationNR
Genres—
Votes1
DirectorTunde Ikoli
WritersTunde Ikoli
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsSmack and Thistle
About Smack and Thistle
With a drug-addled lifestyle and a prison sentence firmly behind him, Abel is determined to go straight and stay clean... as soon as he's seen to one final heist. In the house that he burgles he comes across Elizabeth - rich, desperate, hopelessly addicted to a heroin and unconscious. Saving her from the clutched of an overdose, Abel stays out of compassion which eventually evolves into attraction. But when Abel takes on Elizabeth he also takes on her family. His resolution to go straight has to go on the back burner while he struggles against a drugs conspiracy that stretched from the slums of the East End to the Houses of Parliament.
Directed by Tunde Ikoli, Smack and Thistle leans on a strong ensemble — Charlie Caine, Rosalind Bennett, Patrick Malahide — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 1991.
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