Shank (2009)
Shank (2009)
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Earl Virgo
Gang Member 2
Felicia Pearce
Class Mate
Christian Martin
David / Radio Presenter / Writer / Director
Remy Taylor
Extra and Background
James Collins
Extra and Background
Lauren Ponsford
Extra and Background
Corinne Riley
Extra and Background
Robert Shulevitz
Producer
Hannah Lewis
Extra and Background
Kevin Thomas Haines
Extra and Background
Barnaby Taylor
Composer
Hannah Jones
Extra and Background
Sean Morris
Extra and Background
Theo Melling
Extra and Background
Nina Rice
Extra and Background
Darren Flaxstone
Extra and Background / Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 14, 2009
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Budget$25,000
Box Office$713,697
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
homophobia
youth gang
lgbt
gay love
homophobic attack
cocaine
hooligan
drug use
online hookup
rape
gay theme
Wiki.
Shank is a 2009 British drama film starring Wayne Virgo, Marc Laurent, Alice Payne, Tom Bott and Garry Summers. The film was written by Darren Flaxstone and Christian Martin, directed by Simon Pearce & Christian Martin (uncredited), and produced by independent filmmaker Robert Shulevitz and Christian Martin.
The film won an Audience award in the 2009 Barcelona International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival as well as the Emerging Talent in Queer Cinema in 2009 at the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
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