Bibliograph

Beats, BFI ; Creative Scotland ; directed by Brian Welsh

Type

Label

Beats, BFI ; Creative Scotland ; directed by Brian Welsh

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

Beats

Responsibility statement

BFI ; Creative Scotland ; directed by Brian Welsh

Runtime

102

Summary

Scotland 1994. Johnno and Spanner are best mates with a shared love of electronic dance music, and polar opposites destined for wildly different futures. Straightlaced Johnno is leaving town for a middle-class life with his mother and cop step-dad Robert, while Spanner is facing a dead-end with his criminal brother Fido. When they learn of an unsanctioned underground rave, they decide to sneak out for one last crazy night together. Set against the backdrop of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act of 1994, which banned gatherings featuring music with 'repetitive beats' across the UK, Beats is a universal story of friendship, rebellion, and the irresistible power of music

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Contributor