Anuvahood (2011)

Meet Kenneth. He thinks he's got the moves. He thinks he's got the swagger. He thinks he can spit bars. But in reality, he's a WASTEMAN!

Directors:

Adam Deacon, Daniel Toland

Writers:

Adam Deacon, Michael Vu

Stars:

Adam Deacon, Femi Oyeniran, Ollie Barbieri

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adam Deacon	...	Kenneth
Darwood Grace	...	Omar
Leon Black	...	Clint
Lethal Bizzle	...	Lloyd
Jazzie Zonzolo	...	T.J.
Richard Blackwood	...	Russell
Big Narstie	...	Supermarket Boy
Alanna Flynn	...	Supermarket Girl
Paul Kaye	...	Tony
Sonic	...	Joe (as James Rainer)
Eddie Kadi	...	Tunde
Carmel O'Connor	...	Single Mum
Dolly Adams	...	Mrs Dennison
Levi Roots	...	Busker
Bhasker Patel	...	Shopkeeper

Storyline

Kenneth (who likes to call himself Kay) begins to realise he's just another wannabe bad boy... even less than a loser in fact. After quitting his job at Laimsbury's, Kay vows to become a respected gangster... or cry trying. A pulls-no-punches, coming-of-age story, centering on one directionless hopeless "shotter", who finds his true worth in the face of urban adversity.

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Plot Keywords:

stoner comedy | 

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Taglines:

There's a wasteman on every street!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jaime Winstone and Adam Deacon have previously starred together in Dead Set (2008) and Kidulthood (2006).

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Goofs

When Lilly (K's sister) steals his lyric book he chases after her. After they have done arguing, he places his lyric book down to pick up her hand games console on spits on it. He then exits the room leaving behind his lyric book which was the only reason he went in her room.

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Quotes

Tyrone: [Sniffing] I smell something. Mm, I know that smell, blud. If man's calculations is correct, that's the smell of *piff*, blud!
Kenneth: Yeah, I had a little zoot earlier.
Tyrone: Don't take man for a mongoose, blud! Can't disrespect man's intelligence out here, rudeboy. Man's nose *knows* what it's smelling, innit?
[sniffs]
Tyrone: You shotting piff, blud?
Kenneth: Nah, blud.
Tyrone: Oh, my days! Why you calling me blud for, blud? Do me and you look the same? I don't think so! You look like one kind of Indian blud to me.
Kenneth: I ain't even Indian, ...
Tyrone: [...]

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Connections

Featured in The Wright Stuff: Episode #15.132 (2011)

User Reviews

Light-hearted, quirky fun

I watched Anuvahood this evening and was actually quite impressed. OK, it's not going to win any Oscars, it's not the best plot in the world but I think it was a good effort by all. That said, I do think there is an important message in there somewhere, maybe not if you're a 31 year old 'been there, done that' adult but teenage city kids could learn a lesson or two from it.

Adam Deacon is proving himself a good little actor but I would love to see him in a different type of role before he becomes a one-trick pony and let's not forget it's his directing début, the quality of the direction of Anuvahood I think shows his potential for future projects.

Tyrone (Richie Campbell) was brilliant and provided most of the LOL moments. I was truly laughing hard at a moment involving ketchup. I thought Linda Robson was a perfect choice for K's mum. The cameo choices were genius, most notably Eddie Kadi as the traffic warden.

Good film, not brilliant but I don't think it's intending to be. I'm not sure if people will 'get' it unless they are familiar with this type of culture, I'm a Londoner so used to it but others may struggle to understand the slang and the humour. I hope that's not the case and people will give Anuvahood a go. It's nice to have a film about the gritty realism of London that's not all doom and gloom like the usual offerings.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

UK

Release Date:

18 March 2011 (UK)

Also Known As:

Anuvahood

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,405,485

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gunslinger, Gateway Films, Cabin Fever Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color