Shallow Grave
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| Directed by | Danny Boyle |
| Produced by | Andrew Macdonald |
| Written by | John Hodge |
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| Music by | Simon Boswell |
| Cinematography | Brian Tufano |
| Edited by | Masahiro Hirakubo |
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Gramercy Pictures PolyGram Filmed Entertainment |
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92 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.5 million |
| Box office | $19.8 million (worldwide) |
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| Soundtrack album by Simon Boswell | ||||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Electronic, jazz, rock | |||
| Label | EMI Records | |||
| Producer | Simon Boswell | |||
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Shallow Grave is a 1994 British black comedy crime film that marked the cinematic directorial debut of Danny Boyle with an original screenplay by John Hodge. The film also provided starring roles for the then relatively little-known actors Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston and Kerry Fox.
The production was funded by Channel 4 television and the film was distributed by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment.
David Stephens (Christopher Eccleston), a chartered accountant, Juliet Miller (Kerry Fox), a physician, and Alex Law (Ewan McGregor), a journalist, share a flat in Edinburgh. Needing a new flatmate, they interview several applicants in a calculatedly cruel manner, amusing themselves at the applicants' expense before finally offering the room to the mysterious Hugo (Keith Allen). Shortly after Hugo moves in, the trio find him dead in his room with a large suitcase full of money. They agree to keep the death a secret and the money for themselves and to bury the body in the woods after removing the hands and feet to prevent identification should it be found. They draw lots and David is given the gruesome and traumatising task of dismembering the corpse, while Juliet disposes of the hands and feet in her hospital's incinerator.
Unknown to the three friends, Hugo is being sought by a pair of violent men who are torturing and murdering informants as they follow Hugo's trail. The flat below Alex, David, and Juliet's is broken into, causing them much apprehension and anxiety. The break-in also draws the attention of the police, who are surprised when the three deny that they ever had a fourth flatmate. While Juliet and Alex spend part of the money to 'feel better', David's fears explode into full-blown paranoia. He hides the suitcase of money in the attic, and begins living there, drilling holes in the attic floor to watch the living space below. The relationship between the three becomes increasingly strained and distrustful, with undertones of sexual tension and rivalry.
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