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“Some secrets should remain buried”
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.

Riz Ahmed
Tommy Akhtar

Cush Jumbo
Melody

James Floyd
Lovely

Billie Piper
Shelley

Roshan Seth
Farzad Akhtar

Hannah Rae
Young Shelley / Emma

Antonio Aakeel
Young Lovely

Reiss Kershi
Young Tommy

Vincent Regan
Tall Man / Schaeffer

Danny Webb
DS Cal Donnely
City of Tiny Lights is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 2016 exploring themes of london, england, based on novel or book, religious fundamentalism, political intrigue , missing person, private eye. Directed by Pete Travis, it stars Riz Ahmed, Cush Jumbo, James Floyd. 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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