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Released in UK & Irish cinemas on 17 May

Directed by Brian Welsh (BLACK MIRROR) and written by Kieran Hurley based on Hurley’s play by the same name, BEATS stars Laura Fraser (BREAKING BAD), Ross Mann (REVERB), Gemma McElhinney (OUTLAW KING), Amy Mason (BORN TO RUN) and Rachel Jackson (THE PARTY’S JUST BEGINNING). BEATS is produced by Camilla Bray (Sixteen Films) and executive produced by Steven Soderbergh.

The BEATS soundtrack is curated by Scottish club legend JD Twitch (Optimo) featured tracks from LFO, Plastikman, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, The Belleville Three, The Prodigy, Carl Craig, Hudson Mohawke, Leftfield, Liquid Liquid an exclusive re-record by Orbital and original score by The Golden Filter.

Set in 1994, just as the Criminal Justice Bill attempted to place restrictions on Scotland’s rave culture and the free party movement, BEATS is story of friendship, rebellion and the
irresistible power of gathered youth. A universal coming of age story, set to a soundtrack as eclectic and electrifying as the scene it gave birth to, BEATS is a story for our time.

Best mates Johnno (Cristian Ortega - RETRIBUTION) and Spanner (Lorn Macdonald - LIVING IN FEAR) share a deep bond. Now on the cusp of adulthood, life is destined to take them in different directions – Johnno’s family are moving him to a new town and a
better life, leaving Spanner behind to face a precarious future. But this summer is going to be different for them, and for the country. The explosion of the free party scene and the largest counter-cultural youth movement in recent history is happening across the UK.

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