Shank
Shank is the latest hard hitting British movie to hit the big screen, following in the footsteps of Kidulthood and Adulthood.
The movie is an action-packed vision of a near-future London, where society has collapsed and gangs rule the streets.
My name is Junior and I live in the squalor. London, 2015, roads gone to shit. Gangs taken over, shottas rule the blocks, streets proper sticky.
If you ain't one of us, you're a victim, so gotta stay sharp these days, and know heads. You don't see guns or drugs on roads no more, munchies taken over. That's what mans need, that's what mans want.
So that's how I make my living, selling munchies. Me, my mandem the Paper Chaserz, and our pitbull Dutty who keep his eye out, cos roads physical these days, no long ting.
This is my story, about me, my brother, our gang, and a badman named Tugz. How I gotta decide, take revenge, or escape.
So to celebrate the release of the movie we introduce you to it's young cast.
Kedar Williams - Stirling: Junior
Kedar takes on the central role of Junior, the movie is based on his story of gang life, in his first movie role.
So far he has had an acting career on the small screen working on the likes of Doctors, Silent Witnedd and The Bill.
The actor comes from the famous Sylvia Young Theatre School and Shank looks set to be his breakthrough role.
Ashley Thomas: Rager
Ashley, best known by his stage name Bashy, kicked off his career his career in music and is a British hip hop and grime artist.
The actor got into movies in 2008 when he worked on Noel Clarke's Adulthood as composer of the music.
He has gone on to work as music supervisor on both Freestyle and Shank. In Shank he turned his hand to acting as he takes on the role of Rager.
And it doesn't stop there as he is all set to work alongside Noel Clarke once more on his new project 4.3.2.1.
Adam Deacon: Kickz
Deacon has mixed his TV and movie work over the years with the likes of The Coral Island, Ali G Indahouse and Spooks under his belt during the early noughties.
A string of British movies came his way including Kidulthood and Sugarhouse before returning to the role of Jay in Adulthood.
Most recently he has returned to TV with Criminal Justice, Being Human and Grownups before his role in Shank.
But the actor has some projects in the pipeline including 4.3.2.1, directed by Noel Clarke, Bonded By Blood with Tamer Hassan and horror movie Comedown.
Michael Socha: Craze
Twenty three year old Michael has also mixed and matched his TV and movie roles since making his debut in Shane Meadows' This Is England.
He went on to work on Summer, Dogging: A Love Story and Samantha Morton's directorial debut The Unloved before working in television.
He has worked on Casualty, Paradox and Married Single Other but is back on the big screen this week as Craze in Shank.
On the horizon for the actor includes Dive, which sees him work alongside Eddie Marsan and Gina McKee, and Bonded By Blood.
Jan Uddin: Sweet Boy
Jay kicked off his career in TV with parts in Casualty and EastEnders before moving into film.
His big screen debut came in 2009 when he appeared in Waleed Akhtar directed film Paradise Lost.
He was last seen in Boogie Woogie with Gillian Anderson, Alan Cumming and Heather Graham.
Kaye Scodelario: Tasha
Made he name in channel four smash show Skins in the role of Effy, a role she has been in since 2007.
She also appeared in Moon, which starred Sam Rockwell, as Eve and takes on the role of Tasha in Shank.
She finds herself in the big budget blockbuster next month as she takes on the role of Peshet in Clash of the Titans.
Shank is released 26th March
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