Dylan Duffus
Growing up in and around the Birmingham’s roughest
streets Dylan knows he could have easily taken a stroll
down the wrong path. He managed to steer clear of the
drama that has seen many go from promising youths to
government statistics when they end up in jail.
‘I come from Handsworth, Birmingham, and that’s
been in the papers a lot due to the gang violence and the
crime and whatnot, so it was real, it was in my face from
a young man growing up. It’s something [the crime and
gang violence] I’ve seen on a regular basis, but me
personally, I tried to steer clear of it.’
Street smart
‘I’ve come to realise that the streets will only lead you
one of two places, dead or in jail. That’s my experience
of the roadside and it’s not something I would like to get
caught up in.’
Due to the fact that it’s shot on Birmingham’s
roughest streets many have compared the rival gangs in
1 Day to the likes of the Burger Bar Boys and the
Johnson’s Crew, two of the most notorious crews in
Birmingham. However Dylan is quick to point out that
wherever Penny would have gone, the outcome would
have still been the same.
Film fiction?
‘Obviously Penny spoke to different people from
different places, but you have to understand the crew
problem and the gangs are a problem anyway. She
could have spoken to anybody from any inner city
area and come up with the same conclusion because
it’s real stuff. Nevertheless, the film wasn’t based
directly upon any gang; it was just her interpretation of
what was going on.’
‘Regardless, those are the two biggest crews in
Birmingham so people are always going to take that
stance, but it’s just 1 Day, it’s fictional.’
Although it’s fiction, with its original soundtrack
performed by the cast and local talent utilised in front and
behind the camera, 1 Day serves as the most accurate
portrayal of life on the tough inner city streets to date.

1 Day will be released in cinemas on November 6
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