Shank
Synopsis
Cal, an 18-year-old Scally lad and gang member has nothing in his life except drugs, sex, random acts of violence and a secret that he keeps hidden from his mates. An online hook up for sex with a stranger, Scott (36), temporarily satisfies but fails to dampen his unspoken desires for his best mate, Jonno. Nessa, their twisted, foul-mouthed and controlling, de facto gang leader, suspects that there is something going on between them but she can't put her finger on it. Jonno, putty in Nessa'a hands, can't express his own deep rooted and unrequited attachment to Cal. Manipulating situations that bring her closer to having her suspicions confirmed, Nessa sets out about dividing loyalties and encouraging conflict.
Details
- Year
- 2009
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 89 mins
- Format
- HD
- Director
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Simon Pearce, Christian Martin (uncredited)
- Producer
- Christian Martin
- Co-Producer
- Chris Broughton, Darren Flaxstone
- Editor
- Darren Flaxstone
- Screenwriter
- Darren Flaxstone, Christian Martin
- Director of Photography
- Simon Pearce
- Production Designer
- Jez Hunziker
- Sound
- Xander McGrouther
- Composer
- Barnaby Taylor
- Principal cast
- Wayne Virgo, Marc Laurent, Tom Bott, Alice Payne
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
FAQs Ltd
The Coach House56 St Andrews Road
Montpelier
Bristol
BS6 5EH
Sales Company
Parasol Pictures Releasing Ltd
The Coach House56 St Andrews Road
Montpelier
Bristol
BS6 5EH
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