Shank

2009 1h 34m EN

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6.0

MID

★6.0TMDB · 55

DramaAction

Synopsis

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Teenage gang member Cal, hides his sexuality from his fellow gang members despite their often violent dislike of anyone that isn't the same as them, be they unsuspecting shoppers, foreign students, gays, etc. When his world collides with Olivier, a student he rescues from a pointless beating, he encounters a lifestyle that presents as many new experiences as it does obstacles.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Wayne Virgo
Cal
Marc Laurent
Olivier
Tom Bott
Jonno
Alice Payne
Nessa
Garry Summers
Scott
Bernie Hodges
Will
Louise Fearnside
Dayna
Oliver Park
Gang Member 1

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Simon Pearce
Writers: Darren Flaxstone, Christian Martin
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Grossed $1M — a 28.5× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Cal Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Wayne Virgo and Marc Laurent and Tom Bott carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1288571 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 55 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Simon Pearce directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $1M — a 28.5× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 17 years ago.
4Part of the "Cal Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Wayne Virgo and Marc Laurent and Tom Bott carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1288571 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 55 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "rape", "homophobia", "cocaine", "hooligan".