City of Tiny Lights (2017)
Director
Pete Travis
Main cast
Riz Ahmed; Billie Piper; James Floyd; Cush Jumbo; Roshan Seth
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Description
In the teeming, multicultural metropolis of modern-day London, a seemingly straightforward missing-person case launches a down-at-heel private eye into a dangerous world of religious fanaticism and political intrigue.
Pete Travis
Main cast
Riz Ahmed; Billie Piper; James Floyd; Cush Jumbo; Roshan Seth
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Description
In the teeming, multicultural metropolis of modern-day London, a seemingly straightforward missing-person case launches a down-at-heel private eye into a dangerous world of religious fanaticism and political intrigue.
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