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Posted: **Wed Jun 25, 2025 2:44 pm**

Full specs announced:

HUMAN TRAFFIC
A film by Justin Kerrigan
4K restoration

Released on BFI UHD & Blu-ray, Apple TV & Amazon Prime on 21 July 2025

Hailed as ‘the last great film of the Nineties’ by The Guardian, this 1999 cult classic of the Cool Cymru era has been newly restored in 4K and is released by the BFI in both UHD and Blu-ray formats on 21 July 2025 following its release in selected cinemas from 16 July 2025. Starring John Simm and boasting Danny Dyer in his full-on feature debut, Human Traffic is an unapologetic celebration of club culture and youthful hedonism, with a soundtrack featuring Fatboy Slim, Carl Cox and Orbital. The weekend has landed.

Special features include a new audio commentary and filmed celebratory appraisal by critic Mark Searby, and a new filmed interview with executive producer Renata S Aly who looks back on the making of Human Traffic.

Looking for an escape from boring 9 to 5 jobs, bad relationships and dysfunctional families, five Cardiff friends plan a night out to remember, where all that exists are clubs, drugs, pubs and parties. Journey with them through the highs and lows of the weekend, substance-induced and otherwise, for wild escapades and unexpected epiphanies.

Special features
• UHD: Restored 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Blu-ray: Newly restored in 4K and presented in High Definition
• Feature audio commentary by film critic Mark Searby
• Show Me the Money (2025, 19 mins): executive producer Renata S Aly looks back on the making of Human Traffic
• Nice One Bruvva (2025, 14 mins): Mark Searby revisits Human Traffic in this celebration of everything that makes it so unique
• Danny Dyer in Conversation (2023, 69 mins): thirty years after his first television appearance, actor Danny Dyer looks back upon his career
• Rave (1997, 12 mins): a DJ and two ravers offer their personal takes on the warehouse party scene and its future
• Deleted scenes (1999, 23 mins): a selection of outtakes that hit the cutting room floor
• Human Traffic pop promo (1999, 4 mins): John Simm features in this short promotional video for Human Traffic
• 1999 trailer
• 2025 trailer
• **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet with new writing on the film by Lou Thomas, Tim Murray and executive producer Renata S. Aly, notes on the special features and film credits

Product details
UHD: RRP: £27.99 / Cat. no. BFIU0018 / 15
UK, Ireland / 1999 / colour / 99 minutes / English language with optional descriptive subtitles / original aspect ratio 1.85:1 // UHD100: 2160p, 24fps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio and LPCM 2.0 stereo audio (48kHz/24-bit)

Blu-ray: RRP: £19.99 / Cat. no. BFIB1541 / 15
UK, Ireland / 1999 / colour / 99 minutes / English language with optional descriptive subtitles / original aspect ratio 1.85:1 // BD50: 1080p, 24fps, DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio and LPCM 2.0 stereo audio (48kHz/24-bit)

Posted: **Wed Jun 25, 2025 3:04 pm**

Curious about why Justin Kerrigan seemingly declined to be involved with this release

Posted: **Wed Jun 25, 2025 3:20 pm**

From the trailer and advertisement campaign for this, I always assumed this was a cheap Trainspotting knockoff (still haven't seen it yet). I was hoping BFI would go for the real thing, but maybe the rights were beyond its budget? Was also hoping it might pick up Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels as the 2nd best option in the UK 90s clubbing/drugging flick with a cool soundtrack category.

Posted: **Wed Jun 25, 2025 3:51 pm**

Lowry_Sam wrote: Wed Jun 25, 2025 3:20 pm I was hoping BFI would go for the real thing, but maybe the rights were beyond its budget?

If by "the real thing" you mean Trainspotting, I assume you're unaware of the fact that it's already available in 4K UHD, courtesy of Spirit Entertainment?

And since it only came out last November, those rights aren't going to be up for grabs for many more years.

Posted: **Wed Jun 25, 2025 4:06 pm**

One film that I have often wondered was directly inspired by Human Traffic (but lower budget, and much angrier) is Simon Rumley's directorial debut from the next year, Strong Language (NSFW: for, um, language), which takes the form of a series of confrontational monologues on the state of late 90s Britain.

Posted: **Wed Jun 25, 2025 4:47 pm**

MichaelB wrote: Wed Jun 25, 2025 3:51 pm If by "the real thing" you mean Trainspotting, I assume you're unaware of the fact that it's already available in 4K UHD, courtesy of Spirit Entertainment?

Actually it's because I did see that Trainspotting was not released by the BFI, that I was surprised (and disappointed). I held off picking up the Criterion UHD because of the disappointed reviews & had hoped for a BFI release, but surprised it came out on a label I didn't recognize.

Posted: **Wed Jun 25, 2025 4:54 pm**

beamish14 wrote: Wed Jun 25, 2025 3:04 pm Curious about why Justin Kerrigan seemingly declined to be involved with this release

Had no idea he's been in legal battles with the original producers over rights. Seems from that article that no one was properly paid for the film, and it's marred how he looks at it now. He even said he had no clue about this remaster.

Posted: **Wed Jun 25, 2025 9:38 pm**

Not seen this since my teens but it was always the more fun and light cousin to Trainspotting (which I always found a bit off-putting due to its tone and focus on hard drug abuse). Will no doubt be picking up this disc at some point.

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