Project Detail

Shank

Synopsis

Worlds collide as the lives of Cal and Olivier intersect in SHANK, a gritty coming of age/rites of passage drama.
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
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 House
56 St Andrews Road
Montpelier
Bristol
BS6 5EH

Sales Company

Parasol Pictures Releasing Ltd

The Coach House
56 St Andrews Road
Montpelier
Bristol
BS6 5EH

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