Ill Manors

Director: Ben Drew
Writer: Ben Drew
Cast: Riz Ahmed, Ed Skrein, Natalie Press, Anouska Mond, Lee Allen, Jo Hartley, Dannielle Brent, Martin Serene
Theatrical Release Date: June 6, 2012
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Tagline: We are all products of our environment ...some environments are just harder to survive in

Synopsis: After 15 years in prison, ex-dealer Kirby wants three simple things; to take back his turf, to get laid and to take revenge on the gangsters who have disrespected him. But a humiliating run-in with his former protégé sparks a chain of violence, vengeance and lethal reprisals that ripple through the community of drug dealers, pimps, and innocents all swept up into the cycle of violence and deception. [Synopsis courtesy of film website]

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