shallow grave is a 1994 british crime thriller movie set in edinburgh. it was written by john hodge, produced by andrew macdonald and directed by danny boyle. it stars ewan mcgregor as journalist alex, kerry fox as doctor juliet and christopher eccleston as accountant david. the three are friends who share a flat. they interview people who want to become their fourth flatmate and choose hugo (played by keith allen). alex, juliet and david find him dead in his room and a suitcase full of money in the room. they decide to keep his death secret, cut up and dispose of the dead body in a shallow grave and keep the money.