The dystopian worlds of CHILDREN OF MEN and DISTRICT 13 are brought to London's East 17 in Mo Ali's futuristic knife-crime drama. SHANK depicts a ruthless vision of future urban life in which guns have been replaced by knives and aimless youths wield them fiercely. The Paper Chazers gang, a morally conscious group that trades scavenged food for money, exists among the chaos. Junior (Kedar Williams-Stirling), a Chazers gang member, must decide whether to exact revenge or follow the gang's moral code after witnessing his brother's murder... Modern social issues and murky city streets serve as a perfect canvas for imagination and action in this superbly paced and artistic film.
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The dystopian worlds of CHILDREN OF MEN and DISTRICT 13 are brought to London's East 17 in Mo Ali's futuristic knife-crime drama. SHANK depicts a ruthless vision of future urban life in which guns have been replaced by knives and aimless youths wield them fiercely. The Paper Chazers gang, a morally conscious group that trades scavenged food for money, exists among the chaos. Junior (Kedar Williams-Stirling), a Chazers gang member, must decide whether to exact revenge or follow the gang's moral code after witnessing his brother's murder... Modern social issues and murky city streets serve as a perfect canvas for imagination and action in this superbly paced and artistic film.
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