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Drama

To Dream

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Two dysfunctional London teens rely heavily upon their friendship, but their rough family dynamics lead them to making a life-changing decision.

Release Date : 2016-09-01

Language :

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company :

Production Country : United Kingdom

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Cast

Billy Barratt

Character Name : Young Luke

Original Name : Billy Barratt

Gender : Male

Jayson Benovichi Dicken

Character Name : Shopkeeper

Original Name : Jayson Benovichi Dicken

Gender : Male

Jon Campling

Character Name : Mr. Soso

Original Name : Jon Campling

Gender : Male

Adam Deacon

Character Name : Easy

Original Name : Adam Deacon

Gender : Male

Kirsty Dillon

Character Name : Helen

Original Name : Kirsty Dillon

Gender : Female

Chelsea Edge

Character Name : Lex

Original Name : Chelsea Edge

Gender : Female

Edward Hayter

Character Name : Luke

Original Name : Edward Hayter

Gender : Male

Frank Jakeman

Character Name : Charlie

Original Name : Frank Jakeman

Gender : Male

Harry Rafferty

Character Name : Bar Guy Mate

Original Name : Harry Rafferty

Gender : Male

Freddie Thorp

Character Name : Tommy

Original Name : Freddie Thorp

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-04-16

This did have some potential, if only we could have heard what was being said! The audio recording and mixing is terrible. That’s not just a gripe, it actually means that half the time we are left to guess what “Luke” (Edward Hayter) and lifelong friend “Tommy” (Freddie Thorp) are saying and at times that is just plain irritating. These two men have a dream. That is to escape the mundanity and hopelessness of their London existence and head to America. The latter lad is a bit reckless, and is gradually becoming subsumed into a world of pretty crime and drug dealing. The only thing that holds him back is his devotion for his friend. “Luke” lives with his parents, is regularly thumped by his dad and has a girlfriend “Nikki” (Diana Vickers) with whom he struggles to quite commit, if you see what I mean. Anyway, “Tommy” isn’t a fan of her, indeed the green eyed monster is never far away and ultimately that leads him to start a domino effect of lies that could well have perilous consequences for just about everyone. It’s really a short story, this, and though both Hayter and Thorp work well enough when they are together on screen, the rest of this struggles to stand out amongst a slew of gritty London street dramas that (homo)sexualises a plot that we’ve seen plenty of times before. It’s clearly been done of a minimal budget and the visuals work fine, as does the thrust of a story of blind loyalty and irresponsibility, but once it’s set up the plot simply runs out of steam. In some ways it reminded me of “Shank” (2009) only not as characterful or gritty.