Coming-of-age movie Pirates will be released digitally on April 1st. The film is written and directed by Reggie Yates and starring Elliot Edusah, Jordan Peters, and Reda Elazouzar.
It’s New Year’s Eve in 1999. Cappo (Elliot Edusah), Two Tonne (Jordan Peters), and Kid (Reda Elazouzar) drive through London in their tiny Peugeot 205, pumping a live garage set from the stereo and arguing about their Avirex jackets and Naf Naf imports. As the eighteen-year-olds step into adulthood, they know their lives and friendships are on the brink of change. Determined to end the century on a bang they drive from place to place in a desperate search for tickets to the best millennium party ever. In their efforts to end up somewhere, they end up closer together.
The film is being produced by Polly Leys and Kate Norrish and under Gunpowder & Sky Production company, known for 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez and Netflix’s Cam, among various other projects.
Screen Daily called the film, “Joyous… revolutionary… fresh and familiar, wholesome yet a little bit punky.” Black Girl Nerds stated, “What we get to see in Pirates is Black Boy Joy to its fullest.” The Observer referred to the film as a “grin-inducing romp” Reggie Yates is primarily a British television and radio actor, known for being a co-presenter of The Voice UK and Top of the Pops, and playing Leo Jones in Doctor Who. He wrote and directed five short and feature-length films previously, including 2014’s Date Night which won best UK short film at the London Independent Film Festival.
