Personally, I quite enjoy black comedies, movies and plays that delve into darker subject areas but which manage to extract the humour from even the most touchy of subjects. Short of politicians dipping their hands in the till (a movie version of which is sure to be produced by Mr Madonna in the not too distant), the other arena worthy of dark humour is that presented by immigrants to our country, although quite why they should feel that our sidewalks are paved in ‘gold’ remains a source of great personal bemusement.

Bigga Than Ben is a superb, low-budget movie, produced by High Fliers Films, which features the exploits of two likeable Russian lads, Cobakka (played excellently by English actor, Ben Barnes) and Spiker (an equally brilliant performance by Russian actor, Andrei Chadov), described as ‘Moscow Scum’. They obtain the necessary permits and passport stamps to depart their homeland and arrive in London, where they are given the choice to either earn an honest living, or pursue a criminal route to prosperity.

What is amazing is that they genuinely believe, despite countless setbacks, that they will earn a fortune and be driving imperialistic Mercedes-Benz motorcars within less than six months, despite the introduction of a useful on-screen financial monitor that highlights how their earnings rise and fall but seldom gain them much headway.

Aided by the decidedly dodgy Artash (Roumanian actor, Ovidiu Matesan) and his sidekick Spartak (British actor, Hero Fiennes-Tiffin), they duck and dive between supermarket rip-offs, banking scams, joy-riding on the tubes network and turning mobile telephones into crack-cocaine, their existences spiralling ever lower, as they realise that the situation back home may be somewhat better than the streets or sheds of London. As you might expect, the subject matter is very dark indeed but it is played out exquisitely and most humorously by an excellent, if little known cast, that surely has a great future ahead of it.

The English subtitles are also very funny, as it is clear that they are not a strict translation of what is being said. Great fun and worthy of recognition as a film of great quality.