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| director = Nirpal Bhogal
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| producer = Nick Taussig<br> Paul Van Carter<br>Daniel Toland<br>Terry Stone
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| writer = Nirpal Bhogal
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| distributor = [[Revolver Entertainment]]
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'''''Sket''''' is a 2011 urban retribution [[Thriller (genre)|thriller film]] set in East London from the makers of ''[[Shank (2010 film)|Shank]]'' and ''[[Anuvahood]]''. Starring [[Lily Loveless]], Aimee Kelly, Adelayo Adedayo, Emma Hartley-Miller, [[Slaine Kelly]], Varada Sethu, [[Ashley Walters]] and Richie Campbell as the lead stars. It is the feature-length directorial debut of writer Nirpal Bhogal (Cold Kiss).
'''''Sket''''' is a urban retribution [[Thriller (genre)|thriller film]], set in the inner estates of East London. Released in October 2011, the film comes from the makers of ''[[Shank (2010 film)|Shank]]'' and ''[[Anuvahood]]''. Starring [[Lily Loveless]], Aimee Kelly, Adelayo Adedayo, Emma Hartley-Miller, [[Slaine Kelly]], Varada Sethu and [[Ashley Walters]] as the lead stars, the film is the feature-length directorial debut of writer Nirpal Bhogal. ''Sket'' was filmed on location in London. The estate where Kayla and her sister live is the [[Alexandra Road Estate|Rowley Way Estate]] near [[West Hampstead]], whilst the girl gang are shown living at the Whittington Estate on [[Dartmouth Park]] Hill, with one scene filmed in nearby Chester Road. Both estates are in the [[London Borough of Camden|borough of Camden]]. The film premiered at the [[BFI London Film Festival]] as part of the "Film on the Square", and was released in cinemas Nationwide on October 28, 2011. The DVD and Blu-ray were released on March 5, 2012.


==Plot==
''Sket'' was filmed on location in London. The estate where Kayla and her sister live is the [[Alexandra Road Estate|Rowley Way Estate]] near [[West Hampstead]], whilst the girl gang are shown living at the Whittington Estate on [[Dartmouth Park]] Hill, with one scene filmed in nearby Chester Road (both estates are in the [[London Borough of Camden|borough of Camden]] and look similar).
The film begins with sisters Kayla (Aimee Kelly) and Tanya (Kate Foster-Barnes) moving down from [[Newcastle]] to start a new life away from their father. Meanwhile, underground boss Trey ([[Ashley Walters]]) has tasked his female companion Shaks ([[Riann Steele]]) to take out a crackhead who has fallen behind on the payments for her gear. On her way home from a day's shopping, Kayla is attacked on the bus by two men. However, she manages to escape from harm after the two men are beaten up by Danielle (Emma Hartley-Miller) and her crew. After her ordeal, Kayla decides to return home, instead of meeting her sister as planned for a meal in a cafe. As Tanya leaves the cafe, she finds Trey attacking Shaks, and warns him to back off. Instead, Trey pounces on her and strangles her to death. Worrying that Kayla will reveal the identity of her sister's killer to the police, Trey sends his men to take her out. Her only hope of survival is to get in tow with Danielle and her crew - but could her new friendship cost Danielle's life?

The film premiered at the [[BFI London Film Festival]] as part of the "Film on the Square", and was released in cinemas Nationwide on 28 October 2011.

The DVD and Blu-ray were released on 5 March 2012.


==Cast==
==Cast==

Revision as of 19:00, 13 October 2012

Sket
File:Sket Poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed byNirpal Bhogal
Written byNirpal Bhogal
Produced byNick Taussig
Paul Van Carter
Daniel Toland
Terry Stone
StarringAshley Walters
Lily Loveless
Riann Steele
Aimee Kelly
Emma Hartley-Miller
Adelayo Adedayo
Production
company
Gunslinger
Distributed byRevolver Entertainment
Release dates
  • 22 October 2011 (2011-10-22) (BFI Film on the Square)
  • 28 October 2011 (2011-10-28) (United Kingdom)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million


Sket is a urban retribution thriller film, set in the inner estates of East London. Released in October 2011, the film comes from the makers of Shank and Anuvahood. Starring Lily Loveless, Aimee Kelly, Adelayo Adedayo, Emma Hartley-Miller, Slaine Kelly, Varada Sethu and Ashley Walters as the lead stars, the film is the feature-length directorial debut of writer Nirpal Bhogal. Sket was filmed on location in London. The estate where Kayla and her sister live is the Rowley Way Estate near West Hampstead, whilst the girl gang are shown living at the Whittington Estate on Dartmouth Park Hill, with one scene filmed in nearby Chester Road. Both estates are in the borough of Camden. The film premiered at the BFI London Film Festival as part of the "Film on the Square", and was released in cinemas Nationwide on October 28, 2011. The DVD and Blu-ray were released on March 5, 2012.

Plot

The film begins with sisters Kayla (Aimee Kelly) and Tanya (Kate Foster-Barnes) moving down from Newcastle to start a new life away from their father. Meanwhile, underground boss Trey (Ashley Walters) has tasked his female companion Shaks (Riann Steele) to take out a crackhead who has fallen behind on the payments for her gear. On her way home from a day's shopping, Kayla is attacked on the bus by two men. However, she manages to escape from harm after the two men are beaten up by Danielle (Emma Hartley-Miller) and her crew. After her ordeal, Kayla decides to return home, instead of meeting her sister as planned for a meal in a cafe. As Tanya leaves the cafe, she finds Trey attacking Shaks, and warns him to back off. Instead, Trey pounces on her and strangles her to death. Worrying that Kayla will reveal the identity of her sister's killer to the police, Trey sends his men to take her out. Her only hope of survival is to get in tow with Danielle and her crew - but could her new friendship cost Danielle's life?

Cast

  • Ashley Walters as Trey
  • Lily Loveless as Hannah
  • Riann Steele as Shaks
  • Aimee Kelly as Kayla
  • Emma Hartley-Miller as Danielle
  • Adelayo Adedayo as Kerry
  • Varada Sethu as Kiran
  • Richie Campbell as Ruds
  • Kate Foster-Barnes as Tanya
  • Michael Maris as Drew
  • Ashley Chin as Titch
  • Leon Ajikawo as Reet
  • Candis Nergaard as Scarred Woman
  • David Nellist as Kayla's Dad
  • Marc Sutcliffe as Sparks
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