Anuvahood (2011)

Directors:

Adam Deacon
Daniel Toland

Writers:

Adam Deacon
Michael Vu

Release Date:

18 March 2011 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

There's a wasteman on every street!

Plot:

Kenneth (who likes to call himself Kay) begins to realise he's just another wannabe bad boy... even less than a loser in fact...

Cast

Adam Deacon	...	Kenneth
Darwood Grace	...	Omar
Femi Oyeniran	...	Bookie
Ollie Barbieri	...	Enrique
Leon Black	...	Clint
Jazzie Zonzolo	...	T.J.
Michael Vu	...	Lesoi
Richie Campbell	...	Tyrone
Jaime Winstone	...	Yasmin
Paul Kaye	...	Tony
Ashley Walters	...	Cracks
Terry Stone	...	Terry
Eddie Kadi	...	Tunde
Perry Benson	...	Brian
Dolly Adams	...	Mrs. Dennison
Linda Robson	...	Pauline
Richard Blackwood	...	Russell
Levi Roots	...	Busker
Wil Johnson	...	Mike
Jason Maza	...	Darren
Jocelyn Jee Esien	...	Tasha
Ashley Chin	...	Mo
Michael Maris	...	Big T
Alex Macqueen	...	Edward (as Alex MacQueen)
Doon Mackichan	...	Patricia
Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace	...	Maria
Mark Harris	...	Tommy (as Mark Cooper Harris)
Jammer	...	Murkleman
Jayda Hassan	...	Lily
Connor Donaghey	...	Jack
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lethal Bizzle	...	Lloyd
Mz Bratt	...	Shay
Daniel Braveboy	...	Shopper
Sacha Chang	...	Nicole
Frankie Clarence	...	Jonah
Chloe Craven	...	Herself
Alanna Flynn	...	Chavvy Laimsbury Girl
Portia Freno	...	Persia
Giggs	...	Nephew
Tiny Iron	...	Jerry
Phoenix James	...	Resident
Cornell John	...	Yardie
Keith Milner	...	Shopper
Big Narstie
Bhasker Patel	...	Shopkeeper
Gino Picciano	...	Shopper
Carmell Roche	...	Kesha
Terry Seager	...	Postman
Ben Stylianou	...	Cafe owner
Sabrina Thompson-Marshall	...	Carly
Kiem Vu	...	Kim
Kevin Wenman	...	Policeman
Nick Embassy	...	Nick The Prostestor (uncredited)
Lisa Gifford	...	Laimsburys Shopper (uncredited)
Lewis James	...	Gangster's Den G (uncredited)
Andi Jashari	...	Estate Gang Member (uncredited)
George Keywood	...	Extra - fight scene (uncredited)
Louis Taylor	...	Shopper (uncredited)

Directed by
Adam Deacon
Daniel Toland

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Adam Deacon
Michael Vu

Produced by
Laurence Brown	....	co-producer
Ben Cain	....	associate producer
Andrew Chapman	....	line producer
Mike Diamond	....	executive producer
Patrick Fischer	....	co-producer
Peter F. Gardner	....	co-producer
Alex Georgiou	....	associate producer
Tony Jimenez	....	executive producer
Alex Joseph	....	associate producer
Richard Kondal	....	co-producer
Justin Marciano	....	executive producer
Ajay Parkash	....	executive producer
Terry Stone	....	producer
Nick Taussig	....	producer
Daniel Toland	....	producer
Paul Van Carter	....	producer

Original Music by
Chad Hobson

Cinematography by
Felix Wiedemann

Film Editing by
Seth Bergstrom

Production Design by
Matthew Button

Art Direction by
Daniela Faggio

Costume Design by
Rob Nicholls

Makeup Department
Natalie Abizadeh	....	makeup artist
Elle Baird	....	make-up and hair designer
Nikki Belding	....	makeup artist
Lynn Doron	....	makeup daily
Chloe Muton-Phillips	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Lee Brazier	....	executive in charge of production: AV Pictures
Joe Kotroczo	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alex Kaye-Besley	....	second assistant director
Adam Morris	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Joshua Baker	....	graphics
Cathy Featherstone	....	production buyer
Luke Gledsdale	....	assistant art director
Neil Jenkins	....	standby art director
Melanie Light	....	stand-by props
Marius Pogaceanu	....	propmaster
Mark Stevenson-Ellis	....	production buyer
Alexandra Toomey	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
Louise Brown	....	assistant foley editor
Ed Coltman	....	assistant sound editor
Naomi Dandridge	....	adr recordist
Neel Dhorajiwala	....	sound editor
Greg Hagen	....	boom operator
Paul Hanks	....	foley artist
Matthew Hansell	....	boom operator
Alex Joseph	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alex Joseph	....	supervising sound editor
Richard Kondal	....	co-supervising sound editor
Richard Kondal	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard Street	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rachael Tate	....	second boom operator
Kieron Teather	....	production sound mixer
Kieron Teather	....	sound effects editor
Simon Trundle	....	foley mixer
Ian Waggott	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Mike Ralph	....	main titles

Visual Effects by
David Chapman	....	visual effects artist

Stunts
Levan Doran	....	stunt coordinator
Vincent Keane	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Sam Alberg	....	additional gaffer
Owen Billcliffe	....	still photographer
Nicholas Britt	....	electrician
Stephen Cornacchia	....	second assistant camera
Marc Covington	....	steadicam operator
Anthony Dias	....	dit tech
Warwick Drucker	....	key grip
Alex Edyvean	....	gaffer
Steven Gardner	....	first assistant camera
Trevor Henen	....	first assistant camera
Karl Hui	....	first assistant camera
Jim Nicholas James	....	best boy
Stephanie Kennedy	....	second unit: second assistant camera
Ed Lancaster	....	grip
Brian Lockyer	....	camera trainee
Joel Rainsley	....	best boy

Casting Department
Jonson D'Angelo	....	extras casting
Johnny Lynch	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lorna Gillieron	....	costume supervisor
Laura Metcalf	....	standby costume

Editorial Department
Emma McQuillen	....	post-production assistant
Matthew Troughton	....	colorist
Mark Yeshin	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Dave Goulding	....	music supervisor
Arnold Hattingh	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
James Powell	....	runner driver

Other crew
Jasmine Becker-Williams	....	runner
Laurence Brown	....	production legal services
Lola Dauda	....	script supervisor
George French	....	runner
Daniel Len Frost	....	medic
Richard George	....	location manager
Kate Glover	....	production coordinator
Nicole Gregory	....	unit publicist
Emma Kayee	....	production assistant
Ben Casciello Rogers	....	runner
Joe Sharp	....	runner
Harry Sloan	....	runner
Paul Van Carter	....	script editor

Production Companies

• Gunslinger
• Gateway Films (co-production)
• Cabin Fever Films (in association with)
• Creativity Media (in association with)

Distributors

• Revolver Entertainment (2011) (UK) (theatrical)
• Revolver Entertainment (2010) (UK) (all media)
• Revolver Entertainment (2011) (USA) (all media)

Other Companies

• Met Film Post  post-production
• Creativity Media  post-production
• Fugitive Studios  post-production facilities
• Take 2 Film Services  camera equipment provided by
• United Post Services  post-production script services

Runtime:

UK:88 min

Country:

UK

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:R

Company:

Gunslinger

Trivia:

Maria (Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace) describes Tyrone (Richie Campbell) as "my little Mike Tyson". In real life Horgan-Wallace had dated Tyson.

Quotes:

Tunde:Look at you, Asbo children. Timone and Pumba! And You! Why are you dressed like a strawberry ice cream?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Wright Stuff: Episode #17.17" (2012)

A worthy effort, but sadly doesn't work

STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning

Kenneth (Adam Deacon) likes to try and play the big man, but his front usually gets dashed pretty quickly. Unable even to hold down a simple job at a super-market (Laimsbury's!), he takes abuse from his mouthy mum who's fallen behind with payments and having trouble from the bailiffs, and has to duck and cover from the hyper hard man on the estate who's out to put him down. Until a chance encounter dealing some stolen weed brightens his prospects a bit, as well as making a new friend in a Spanish relation of his uncle's. But it's all building up to go wrong, leading Ken to a final showdown that will test his will as a man.

Kidulthood and Adulthood have become cult films of their time, high-lighting the modern 'urban street culture' a lot of the modern youth follow, in particular the fashion sense and slang. So Adam Deacon, star of both films, is in a good position to make a film sending them up. Which is why it's so surprising the result is such an amateurish effort, that fails where something like Ali G Indahouse worked. Both of Noel Clarke's sink estate dramas aimed to pull no punches and dive into the unflinching underclass of 21st century Britain. This meant that, while good films in themselves, they were mostly quite downbeat, grim viewing. So it was welcome that the next 'hood' effort would be a more light hearted affair. Sadly, you can see most of the jokes coming a mile off, and too much of it feels forced and over the top, with inconsistent characters, including a villain like Wesley Snipes from Demolition Man on steroids, and some random, pointless characters being introduced and then never heard from again. That's not to mention most of the dialogue being spat out so ridiculously loud and fast you'd do well to pack some Alka Seltzer on your trip to see it. A disappointing mess. **