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California Schemin'
7 April 2026 · Rio Cinema, London
Key facts
Booking link massive.cinematik.app/events/california-schemin-2026-04-07
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Listing
Get rich or try lying. At Rio Cinema, London on 7 April 2026. https://massive.cinematik.app/events/california-schemin-2026-04-07
Listing, full
In the early 2000’s, Dundee rappers Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd were talented, hungry, but dismissed for sounding "too Scottish" to make it in hip hop. So they hatched an audacious plan: fake American identities, re-record their tracks with Californian accents, and hustle their way into the heart of the UK music industry as “Silibil N’ Brains”—childhood friends of D12 and stars-in-the-making. To their shock, the plan works. Record deals, media buzz, and gigs with hip hop legends follow. But as their deception deepens, the pressure mounts and cracks begin to show. How long can you live the dream when it’s built on a lie? With bold humour, raw emotion, and a defiant spirit, CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN’ is a love letter to outsiders, underdogs, and the pursuit of fame—but asks, at what cost. Director: James McAvoy Cast: Séamus McLean Ross, Samuel Bottomley, James McAvoy, Lucy Halliday, Amber Anderson, Sonny Poon Tip, Rebekah Murrell, Jennifer Winn, David Witts, David Goren, Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong Certificate: 15 Running time: 107 minutes At Rio Cinema, London on 7 April 2026. https://massive.cinematik.app/events/california-schemin-2026-04-07
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Screenings and booking links
Showing 1 of 1 cinemas, one row per cinema
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About the film
In the early 2000’s, Dundee rappers Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd were talented, hungry, but dismissed for sounding "too Scottish" to make it in hip hop. So they hatched an audacious plan: fake American identities, re-record their tracks with Californian accents, and hustle their way into the heart of the UK music industry as “Silibil N’ Brains”—childhood friends of D12 and stars-in-the-making.
To their shock, the plan works. Record deals, media buzz, and gigs with hip hop legends follow. But as their deception deepens, the pressure mounts and cracks begin to show. How long can you live the dream when it’s built on a lie?
With bold humour, raw emotion, and a defiant spirit, CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN’ is a love letter to outsiders, underdogs, and the pursuit of fame—but asks, at what cost.
To their shock, the plan works. Record deals, media buzz, and gigs with hip hop legends follow. But as their deception deepens, the pressure mounts and cracks begin to show. How long can you live the dream when it’s built on a lie?
With bold humour, raw emotion, and a defiant spirit, CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN’ is a love letter to outsiders, underdogs, and the pursuit of fame—but asks, at what cost.
DirectorJames McAvoy
CastSéamus McLean Ross, Samuel Bottomley, James McAvoy, Lucy Halliday, Amber Anderson, Sonny Poon Tip, Rebekah Murrell, Jennifer Winn, David Witts, David Goren, Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
Cert15
Runtime107 minutes
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