Director George Amponsah takes us inside a London moped gang in Gassed Up, which has its world premiere on Tuesday evening as part of the BFI London Film Festival. Amponsah burst onto the scene with documentary on the killing of Mark Duggan, The Hard Stop, which was nominated in 2017 for a BAFTA in the category "Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer".With his debut feature he revisits the world of London crime.
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00:00 ♪ ♪
00:02 Everybody trying to hate on me.
00:04 Tell that man, "Fuck off!"
00:06 Man got paid, yeah? Man got paid.
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00:10 You can't give your big brother a hug and say thank you, no?
00:12 Thank you.
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00:16 You treat this like a job, you can have anything that you want.
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00:23 Do you want this kind of money in your hand?
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00:29 Hey, Spots, come on stage, my bro.
00:31 Make some noise!
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00:39 Where's the stuff from the jewelry shop?
00:41 Fuck this place!
00:43 I don't care if every single one of you dies.
00:46 I want my fucking jewels.
00:48 Now!
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00:53 Now's not the time to be running out of gas, you know, bro.
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00:59 We've got to be focused on what we're doing, Ash.
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01:05 I'm 14.
01:07 I shouldn't be hungry.
01:09 You've got a big weight on your shoulders.
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01:14 You carry it fucking well, bro.
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01:19 This shit does go south, Ash.
01:22 I don't want my fucking kid going away for life.
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01:26 They're just fucking kids, man. What do they know?
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01:29 Is it got something to do with you?
01:31 Get off me, man!
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01:37 I haven't asked you.
01:39 What is it that you want?
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01:43 You know, one day, maybe I could have my own thing.
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01:59 (thunder)
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