Le Donk

Synopsis:

15 years ago Donk seemed to have it all but now his life is shit. Donk decides to take UK rapper Scorzayzee with him on a road trip that he hope will change their lives forever. The film is shot in a a low-budget rockumentary style and follows Le Donk and Scorz on their journey of a lifetime.Includes appearances from amongst others; The Arctic Monkeys. This is Shane Meadows/Warp Films first 'Five day feature'.

Paddy's role:

Le Donk; roadie ,drummer and builder.The character of Le Donk first surfaced in a series of short films which made up part 'Shane's World' extras on the now deleted ‘One Upon A Time In The Midlands’ DVD.

Director:

Shane Meadows

Known Cast:

Paddy Considine -Le Donk
Scorzayzee (aka Dean Palinczuk) - Himself
Shane Meadows - Himself
Olivia Coleman - Le Donk's Girlfriend
Seamus O'neal -

Killer Quote:

"I feel like Donnie Darko man, going in to f*ckin' infiltrate the mafia"

Trivia

Le Donk's hat was given to Paddy by Gypsy Bear-knuckle boxing champion; Bartley Gorman. Gorman told Paddy that the hat would bring him luck. Considne was then cast in Shane Meadows' 'A Room for Romeo Brass' using Bartley's accent as inspiration for the part of Morell. The rest is history.

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