London Kills Me

London Kills Me
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Hanif Kureishi
Produced by	Tim Bevan
Written by	Hanif Kureishi
Starring	Justin Chadwick Steven Mackintosh Emer McCourt Roshan Seth Fiona Shaw Brad Dourif Tony Haygarth Stevan Rimkus Eleanor David Alun Armstrong
Music by	Sarah Sarhandi Mark Springer
Cinematography	Edward Lachman
Edited by	Jon Gregory
Distributed by	Rank Organisation
Release date	December 13, 1991 (1991-12-13)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	$170,667

London Kills Me is a 1991 film written and directed by Hanif Kureshi and starred Justin Chadwick and Steven Mackintosh. Set in West London, it tells the tale of a group of homeless drugtakers and general losers with black humour; the portrayal of life on London's streets was sympathetic, if bleak. It was critically panned on release and a failure at the box office. It is nevertheless now considered an indie snapshot of early 1990s London. The film deals with a similar theme as Trainspotting which released five years later.