City of Tiny Lights

Set in modern-day London, the narrative relies on current surveillance, mobile devices, and transnational crime links. The plot unfolds within a climate of heightened security and investigative pressure from both local and international authorities. The period reflects a world where journalism, crime, and politics intersect in dense urban environments.

The story unfolds across London's shadowy streets, hotel rooms, bars, and immigrant neighborhoods. It moves through luxury spaces and back-alley corners, showing how public places mask private secrets. The city’s multicultural layers, class tensions, and nocturnal atmosphere create a tense backdrop where danger hides in plain sight.

💸 Power

The film exposes how money and property deals empower a fringe network to control neighborhoods. Hafiz uses drug networks to depress prices, enabling the Islamic Youth League to seize assets at a fraction of value. Wealth becomes a tool for political leverage, corruption, and upheaval. The narrative shows how economic interests drive social control and risk.

🔍 Truth

Evidence accumulates through a web of devices—the SIM card, a concealed murder scene, and insider testimonies—pulling the case from homicide into a broader conspiracy. Tommy’s pursuit tests loyalties and endangers those around him. The truth surfaces only at a cost, revealing how power silences and reshapes narratives.

🌆 City

London itself acts as a living organism, shaping motives, alliances, and fears. The city’s clubs, hotels, and neighborhoods form a labyrinth where crime and ambition intersect with vulnerability. The urban environment amplifies paranoia, memory, and the search for belonging amid chaos.