Video: Heygate Estate in Harry Brown

Monday, 16 November 2009

By Lawrence Conway

WATCH the trailer for a controversial new Michael Caine film set in South London.

Harry Brown was made on the Heygate Estate in Elephant & Castle.

A special preview of the film was shown to residents to get their views on how it represents the area.

Charles Bailey, a music producer and community worker from Brixton, took two young men with him to watch the film, Harry Brown, on Tuesday of last week.

The trio were interviewed on LBC Radio next morning alongside Mr Caine, who was brought up in Elephant & Castle.

The film was made on the Heygate Estate in Elephant & Castle.

Mr Bailey said: “We were interviewed about if the film was realistic and if it covered issues affecting a lot of young people in South London.

“Also, if more films like that should be made and how the film would reflect on the area.

“I thought it was commendable that Mr Caine was highlighting gang issues on our estates in the film – and especially how they can effect older people.”

Wallace Shaw, also known as rapper Stakareli, from Peckham, and actor Shane Da-Silva, from Lewisham, attended the screening and were interviewed on the radio.

Mr Shaw, 26, said: “I thought the film was interesting in the way it portrayed the area and the problems on the streets.

“It was realistic about the issues, but it exaggerated the availability of guns in some of the scenes – it is a bit over dramatised.”

Mr Da-Silva, 28, said: “If you go to any estate they make out in the film that it’s quite intimidating – but it’s not necessarily like that. But in reality there are problems.

“My father got murdered when I was 21-years-old – I was grown up but you can never say that you know when you are going to break.

“I try and mentor little kids about what they should and shouldn’t be doing.

"Mostly in Lewisham, but all around South London.

“In the long run people listen, and sometimes they don’t, but it’s important to have someone you can follow doing good things in their lives.”

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