Welcome to southend. The vegas of the third world. Ex con johnny scot williams, 'the crew' is forced into pulling a heist he wants nothing to do with. Mob boss 'shrewd' eddie paul freeman, 'raiders of the lost ark', 'hot fuzz' has one million in dirty cash stashed at his home, just waiting to be stolen. But what johnny doesn't know is that seven other dangerous criminals also have plans to steal the money... Filled with twists, double crosses and murder, hard boiled sweets is a crime thriller inspired by the international best selling short film, 'a girl and a gun'. Special features pick 'n' mix the making of hard boiled sweets deleted scenes a girl and a sweet an 11 minute documentary starring ian hart and paul freeman a girl and a gun the original short film that inspired hard boiled sweets