Project Detail

VS.

Synopsis

A troubled foster kid uses his scathing word skills to become an unlikely rap battle champion. But when he doorsteps his biological mother after ten years in care, he is forced to face his toughest opponent yet: his past.
'8 Mile' meets 'Boy A', 'VS.' is an inspirational rites of passage drama set in the exciting UK rap battling scene.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2018 - Create Strand - World premiere

Details

Year: 2018
Type of film: Features
Running time: 100 mins
Director: Ed Lilly 1st Feature
Producer: Bennett McGhee
Executive Producer: Julian Bird, Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
Editor: Immanuel von Bennigsen
Screenwriter: Daniel Hayes, Ed Lilly
Director of Photography: Annika Summerson
Principal cast: Connor Swindells, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Ruth Sheen, Nicholas Pinnock, Adam Rooney

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Silvertown Films and Lorton Entertainment production

Lorton Entertainment

2 John Street
London
WC1N 2ES

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Sales Company

Independent

195 Wardour Street
London
W1F 8ZG

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