The Grind is an upcoming crime film

Crime film

Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...

 written and directed by Rishi Opel, and starring Jamie Foreman

Jamie Foreman

Jamie Foreman is an English actor best known for his roles as Duke in Layer Cake and Bill Sikes in Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist . He played opposite Ray Winstone and Kathy Burke in Gary Oldman's Nil by Mouth and also featured in Elizabeth , Gangster No. 1 and Sleepy Hollow...

, Freddie Connor, Gordon Alexander

Gordon Alexander

Gordon Alexander was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...

, Zoe Tapper

Zoe Tapper

Zoe Tapper is an English actress who first came to prominence playing Nell Gwynne in Richard Eyre's award-winning film Stage Beauty in 2004. She is known for portraying Anya Raczynski in Survivors and Mina Harker in Demons.-Background:...

, Danny John-Jules

Danny John-Jules

Daniel "Danny" John-Jules is a British actor, singer and dancer. John-Jules attended Rutherford Comprehensive School, Penfold Street, Marylebone, from 1972 to 1977. He is best known for portraying Cat in the television programme Red Dwarf.-Dance and song:John-Jules is a baritone...

 and Kellie Shirley

Kellie Shirley

Kellie Shirley is a British actress. She is mostly known the role of Carly Wicks in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders up until 2008...

. The feature film is set in a world of sex, drugs, nightclubs and gangsters, within the streets of East London.

Plot

“The Grind” is a modern urban drama, set in world of sex, drug dealers, dance nightclubs and loan sharks. Vince (Freddie Connor) is the nightclub manager of The Grind in Hackney, East London and having fought his way to a decent living and respectable lifestyle he is determined to settle down and take life easier. Upon meeting and starting a relationship with Nancy (Zoe Tapper) Vince’s dream of running a casino for his Boss and getting married looks set.

Bobby (Gordon Alexander), Vince’s best friend from school, is released from prison and their friendship soon falls apart, Bobby’s addiction to cocaine and gambling spirals out of control and he now owes a huge amount of money to Vince’s boss, Dave (Jamie Foreman); owner of The Grind and an East End loan shark. Vince's life takes a dramatic turn for the worse. Loyalties are tested and friendships are pushed to their limits.

Cast

• Jamie Foreman
  Jamie Foreman
  Jamie Foreman is an English actor best known for his roles as Duke in Layer Cake and Bill Sikes in Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist . He played opposite Ray Winstone and Kathy Burke in Gary Oldman's Nil by Mouth and also featured in Elizabeth , Gangster No. 1 and Sleepy Hollow...
  
   as Dave
• Danny John-Jules
  Danny John-Jules
  Daniel "Danny" John-Jules is a British actor, singer and dancer. John-Jules attended Rutherford Comprehensive School, Penfold Street, Marylebone, from 1972 to 1977. He is best known for portraying Cat in the television programme Red Dwarf.-Dance and song:John-Jules is a baritone...
  
   as Phil
• Zoe Tapper
  Zoe Tapper
  Zoe Tapper is an English actress who first came to prominence playing Nell Gwynne in Richard Eyre's award-winning film Stage Beauty in 2004. She is known for portraying Anya Raczynski in Survivors and Mina Harker in Demons.-Background:...
  
   as Nancy
• Gordon Alexander
  Gordon Alexander
  Gordon Alexander was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
   as Bobby
• Freddie Connor as Vince
• Kellie Shirley
  Kellie Shirley
  Kellie Shirley is a British actress. She is mostly known the role of Carly Wicks in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders up until 2008...
  
   as Jo
• Joseph Morgan
  Joseph Morgan (actor)
  Joseph Morgan is an English actor.-Early life:Morgan was born in London, England. He lived in Morriston, Swansea for 11 years and was a pupil at Morriston Comprehensive School and then studied a BTEC Performing Arts course at Gorseinon College, now Gower College Swansea, before moving back to...
  
   as Paul
• Barber Ali as Big Guy
• Maria Papas as Mirrell
• Duncan Clyde as Tony
• Sheraiah Larcher as Bassy
• Alex Avery
  Alex Avery (actor)
  Alex Avery is an English actor who played SC Terry Knowles in The Bill in 2001, and played Carl in Holby City in 1999. He has also guest starred in Shameless and EastEnders.He has also appeared in the movie Quills and will be appearing in a Neil Jordan film in the future.- External links :...
  
   as Detective Inspector Greaves
• Joseph Kennedy
  Joseph Kennedy (actor)
  Joseph Kennedy, born 1981 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, is an English actor and singer.-Biography:He attended the Dragon School and Abingdon School and went on to study at the Central School of Speech and Drama....
  
  as Barry