15 years ago a roadie named Le Donk seemed to have it all. Now his life is shit.
He may have lost a classy girlfriend, but at least he's gained a side-kick and protégé in the shape of UK rapper, Scor-Zay-Zee.
With Meadows' fly-on-the-wall film crew in tow, Le Donk decides to take the UK rapper with him on a road trip that he hopes will change their lives forever, and with the help of the Arctic Monkeys, make Scor-Zay-Zee a star.
Trailer
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Trivia
Le Donk was shot in five days and is the first film in what will hopefully be a challenging new idea for film-making... The Five Day Feature which will be championed by Warp Films.
The Arctic Monkeys gave Shane permission to film back-stage at their gigs. The band also appear in the film as themselves.
The first promo trailer for the film was created at a time when the film was originally going to be shown in black and white. The final film is now in colour.
After entering a short animated film into a mini-film making competition on the FORUM of this website, Bill Edwards (aka Chromebaby) was approached by Shane to make the opening credits of the film.
The entirety of the film's dialogue was improvised.
Links .... (visit the MEDIA page for audio and video links).
Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee press release / film notes PDF document
which contains a few pieces of interesting info, including a brief Q&A about the 5-Day Features idea and the credits for the film (which of course include a run-down of the films soundtrack).
EIFF Photo Call
Edinburgh International Film Festival Photo Call pictures.
EIFF After Party Edinburgh International Film Festival premiere after-party photos.
Paddy Considine: as Le Donk
Olivia Coleman: as Le Donk's Ex
Scor-Zay-Zee: as Himself
Shane Meadows as Shane Meadows
Mark Herbert as Mark Herbert
Richard Graham as Le Donk's ex's boyfriend
Seamus O'Neil as Le Donk's lodger
The Arctic Monkeys as Themselves
DVD INFO
Edinburgh international Film Festival Special Footage
