

Human Traffic
“The weekend has landed.”
Overview
For Jip, Lulu, Koop, Nina and Moff, the dead-end jobs they endure during the week just kill the time until Friday night. That's when they cut very loose and get on the rollercoaster ride that takes them right through to Monday morning.
Top Cast

John Simm
Jip

Shaun Parkes
Koop

Nicola Reynolds
Nina

Lorraine Pilkington
Lulu

Danny Dyer
Moff
Dean Davies
Lee

Andrew Lincoln
Felix

Terence Beesley
Moff's Father

Jo Brand
Reality (voice)

Richard Coyle
Andy
Themes & Keywords
About Human Traffic
Human Traffic is a comedy, drama film released in 1999 exploring themes of salesclerk, drug dealer, boredom, ecstasy, nightclub, fast food restaurant. Directed by Justin Kerrigan, it stars John Simm, Shaun Parkes, Nicola Reynolds. For Jip, Lulu, Koop, Nina and Moff, the dead-end jobs they endure during the week just kill the time until Friday night. That's when they cut very loose and get on the rollercoaster ride that takes them right through to Monday morning.
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