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Scummy Man is a short film, written and directed by Paul Fraser and produced by Mark Herbert and Diarmid Scrimshaw, based on the song "When the Sun Goes Down" by the Arctic Monkeys, set to be released on DVD on 10 April 2006 by Domino Records. The film, like the song, focuses on prostitution in Sheffield, and uses the same actors as the music video to document a night in the life of the fictional 'Nina', a 15 year old drug addict who works as a prostitute in the Neepsend district.

The film stars Lauren Socha as 'Nina' and Stephen Graham as George, known by the nickname of 'Scummy Man', a violent and manipulative 'customer' of 'Nina's, who attacks and intimidates both 'Nina' and those who try to help her escape prostitution, such as a magician who offers her a job as his assistant in his act.

In order to achieve a documentary feel for the footage, the film was shot in 16mm film by Danny Cohen. The DVD includes an extra film titled "Just Another Day", which is more hopeful and upbeat in tone, and focuses on how every day events, such as being offered a lift by a taxi driver, present opportunity and hope for her future.

The name of the film comes from a line in "When The Sun Goes Down", describing the clients of 'Nina',

:"And what a scummy man / just give him half a chance / I bet he'll rob you if he can"

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