South West 9 is a 2001 British film about the Brixton rave scene. It was written and directed by Richard Parry.
South West 9 was nominated for a BAFTA award and won "Best Music" category at the British Independent Film Awards.
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Premise
South West 9 takes place in the 24 hours before a shooting at a Brixton rave. It combines themes of drugs, race, class, religion, and music in the multicultural melting pot that is South London.
Cast
Wil Johnson as Freddy
Stuart Laing as Jake
Mark Letheren as Mitch
Amelia Curtis as Kat
Orlessa Edwards as Helen
Nicola Stapleton as Sal
Frank Harper as Douser
Zebida Gardener-Sharper as Rafaela
Jenny Jules as Angel
Kika Mirylees as Annie
Jay Simpson as Elf
Stephen Lord as Fazer
Leon Herbert as Isi
Robbie Gee as Jel
Ellen Thomas as Mrs. Ashware
Roshan Seth as Ravi
Awards and nominations
2001: Won "Best Music" category, British Independent Film Awards and was nominated in five other categories, including "Best British independent film" and "Douglas Hickox" for Parry's directing.
2001: Won "Best New European director" at Odense International Film Festival, Odense, Denmark
2002: Nominated for "Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement by a British Director, Writer or Producer in their First Feature Film in 2002", BAFTA