Raye is set to make her acting debut in a new London crime drama called Lineage.
The 28-year-old award-winning singer will appear on screen alongside Isabelle Huppert in the upcoming film from French director Yann Demange, known for projects such as Great boy.
The film is described as a modern crime drama set in multicultural London. A man named Tariq is released from prison and finds himself trying to reconnect with his son and rebuild his life.
Things get complicated again when Tariq is drawn back into London’s criminal world after his brother asks for help. The story also focuses on their powerful mother, who is described as a crime boss. The screenplay will be written by Enda Walsh, known for films such as Little things like this.
In addition to Raye and Huppert, actors Dali Benssalah and Adam Bessa are also part of the cast, Variety reported.
Details about Raye’s character have not yet been revealed. The film also currently has no official release date.
Demange described the project as personal to him, calling it a “love letter” to the London he grew up in.
‘Lineage is a homecoming for me in many ways. [It has] characters I know very well and who are central to the story, including a fearsome crime boss matriarch,” said Demange, calling it a “love letter to the London I grew up in and love.”
He continued, “It’s important to me that the film both honors and delivers on the crime genre in an exciting and fresh way, while simultaneously exploring the complications of family and the possibility of transcending its beginnings.”
He said he wanted the film to feel fresh and exciting, while also focusing on family relationships and emotional struggles.
Producer Thomas Benski also praised the project as ambitious and cinematic. “Lineage is bold, filmmaker-driven cinema with real artistic ambition and global commercial appeal,” said producer Thomas Benski, who called Demange a “unique cinematic voice and one of the most distinctive filmmakers of his generation.”
