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Alive and Kicking

19911h 31m8.0/ 10 · TMDB · 3 votes
ComedyDramaCrimeTV Movie

Gritty and powerful Screen One film that takes an unflinching look at drug addiction. Lenny Henry plays a dealer convinced he is untouchable, Robbie Coltrane the ex-gangster turned drug counsellor who is determined to break him. Writer Al Hunter (The Firm) was inspired by the true story of a football team founded to help drug addicts kick their habit.

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Directed by Robert Young

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Lenny Henry
Lenny Henry

Stevie 'Smudger' Smith

Robbie Coltrane
Robbie Coltrane

Liam Kane

Annabelle Apsion
Annabelle Apsion

Marie

Jane Horrocks
Jane Horrocks

Gail

Geff Francis
Geff Francis

Barry Serradilla

Paul Barber
Paul Barber

Earl Preston

Imogen Boorman
Imogen Boorman

Hayley Forbes-Clinton

Beresford Le Roy

Leroy

Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Hakeem Kae-Kazim

Jerome

Cal MacAninch
Cal MacAninch

Axle

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Film details

Released13 Oct 1991
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
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Nick Dunning
Nick Dunning

David Freeman

Mark Anthony Newman

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