SUS

Year: 2010
UK: Independent
Cast: Ralph Brown, Clint Dyer, Rafe Spall, Angela Lauren Smith
Director: Robert Heath
Country: UK
UK: 91 mins
UK Certificate: 15 contains strong violence and language, once very strong
UK Release Date: 7 May 2010 (Limited Release)

Synopsis

1979: Election Night

In a police interview room sits Delroy (Clint Dyer), who has just been arrested on suspicion of the murder. His pregnant wife has been discovered dead, lying in a pool of blood, and he is brought in for questioning as the chief suspect. Interrogated by Detective Sergeant Karn (Ralph Brown) - a witty, psychotic racist - and his violent sidekick Detective Constable Wilby (Rafe Spall), they try to coerce him into a quick confession.

Set against the backdrop of election night, both policemen are high on the prospect of a Conservative landslide victory. With scant regard for their suspect’s rights their interrogation gets underway. Callous humiliation gives way to a barrage of sinister violence, leading to a devastating conclusion.

From Barrie Keeffe, the writer of the British classic THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY and based on a true story, SUS is a gripping and emotionally fuelled drama, with dialogue crackling in humour and insight. It is also a powerful outcry against institutional racism and of course the ever controversial SUS laws. It pulls no punches in its depiction of a corrupt system that fails the very people it should protect.

Shot on location in London.