Headrush is a crime comedy about two disillusioned youths, struggling through a haze of cannabis, who hope to solve all their problems by smuggling a consignement of drugs for a local gangster. It's set in the present day in Dublin, Ireland against the backdrop of the end of the Celtic Tiger: the bursting of the bubble of this economy boom that's supposed to have done wonders for us all.
Acting
Steven Berkoff chews scenery as unhinged gangster Wuj.
Production
Gritty Dublin locations capture post-boom desperation authentically.
Director
Shimmy Marcus
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