Justin Kerrigan’s Human Traffic Getting A 4K BFI Upgrade
Human Traffic was released 26 years ago and the BFI are brining it back to UK Cinemas in July.
The film that celebrated the rave culture of late 90s Britain and became a comedy cult classic of the ‘Cool Cymru’ era, Human Traffic, written and directed by Justin Kerrigan, with a cast including Danny Dyer in his first film role, unapologetically partied hard into cinemas (4th June 1999).
it’s coming back to the big screen, still larging it amidst a completely different cultural and clubbing landscape, newly remastered in selected cinemas by BFI Distribution. The re-release will be heralded by a brand-new trailer and new poster, to be revealed in mid-June.This will follow in July, 4K UHD and Blu-ray collectors’ editions stacked with newly-commissioned special features and an illustrated booklet including exclusive new writing on the film.
Here’s a look at the film’s original official Trailer…
Human Traffic brilliantly and non-judgementally chronicles a wild weekend in the lives of five friends in Cardiff who dive headlong into the drug-fuelled counterculture of the British rave scene, escaping from boring 9-5 jobs, bad relationships, and dysfunctional families. Come Friday night, Jip (John Simm, Life on Mars, Doctor Who), his bestie Koop (Shaun Parkes, The Mummy Returns, Small Axe: Mangrove), burger queen Nina (Nicola Reynolds, The Machine, Ideal) man-hating Lulu (Lorraine Pilkington, Monarch of the Glen) and sorted cock-er-ney-sparrer Moff (Danny Dyer, EastEnders, The Football Factory), kick back for a 48-hour bender. These warm, fuzzy, charismatic characters park their problems to drink, indulge in a choice selection of illicit substances, kick out the jams, throw some shapes and dance all night. Nice one, bruvver!
Shot on location in and around Cardiff, including inside the legendary long-gone Emporium night club, the film’s powerful ing cast boasts Jo Brand, Andrew Lincoln (pre-The Walking Dead!), Carl Cox.
The film’s soundtrack, curated by Pete Tong, includes tracks by Armand Van Helden, Orbital, Fatboy Slim, Lucid, Underworld, Peter Heller, Carl Cox and more. The main theme tune is Moff’s Lyrical Miracle Madness composed by Matthew Herbert and Robert Mello.
Serving up 99 minutes of nostalgic-1990s euphoria and ecstatic escapism from bleak modern Britain – for both the rave generation and a new generation. Party hard!
The BFI will re-release Human Traffic is select UK cinemas from 16th July. Then on 21st July you can grab your 4K UHD/Blu-Ray Collectors edition.
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