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Sket (2011)

Sket poster
Directed by
Nirpal Bhogal
Genre
crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
R
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 32 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman seeks revenge after her sister is attacked by a local gang. The story takes place on housing estates in North West London.

tensegrittyurbanrevenge-drivenunrelentingrawsuspensefulvisceral

What happens

Sket is a 2011 British urban revenge thriller film, set in the inner estates of North West London. Released in October 2011, the film comes from the makers of Shank (2010) and Anuvahood (2011). 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 28 October 2011. The DVD and Blu-ray were released on 5 March 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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