Sket (2011)

When a young woman is cruelly and indiscriminately attacked by a notorious gang led by the violent Trey, her little 16 year old sister Kayla wants revenge and will stop at nothing to get it... See full summary »

Director:

Nirpal Bhogal

Writer:

Nirpal Bhogal

Stars:

Lily Loveless, Riann Steele, Aimée Kelly

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lily Loveless	...	Hannah
Riann Steele	...	Shaks
Aimée Kelly	...	Kayla (as Aimee Kelly)
Emma Hartley-Miller	...	Danielle
Adelayo Adedayo	...	Kerry
Varada Sethu	...	Kiran
Richie Campbell	...	Ruds
Katie Foster-Barnes	...	Tanya
Ashley Walters	...	Trey
Leon Ajikawo	...	Reet
Michael Maris	...	Drew
Ashley Chin	...	Titch
Nish Nathwani	...	Newsagent
Candis Nergaard	...	Scarred Woman
David Nellist	...	Kayla's Dad

Storyline

When a young woman is cruelly and indiscriminately attacked by a notorious gang led by the violent Trey, her little 16 year old sister Kayla wants revenge and will stop at nothing to get it, even if it means joining a rival girl gang led by the volatile and damaged man-hating Danielle.

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Plot Keywords:

girl gang | 

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Taglines:

Man's world. Sisters' hood.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Goofs

Kay has been living on the streets for at least two days by the time she receives a text from Daze and yet her hair is clean and when she looks at her phone she has full battery.

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Alternate Versions

The UK release was cut, prior to formal classification the film was submitted to the BBFC for advice in an unfinished form - at which stage the filmmakers were informed that the film would likely receive an 18 classification without cuts. Following this the distributor sought and was given advice on how to obtain their desired 15 classification and during the post-production stage cuts were made to remove an aggressive use of very strong language ('c**t'). When the finished version of the film was submitted for formal classification, the aggressive use of very strong language had been removed, and the film was classified 15 without further cuts.

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Soundtracks

Get Dark
Performed by Mz Bratt

User Reviews

Sket

For those who care, a 'sket' is a slang word for a young woman who sleeps around and is a bit... rough for all intents and purposes. So, now you know.

The plot revolves around a Geordie lass who's recently moved to London, and her exploits with a girl gang she joins, mainly so they can help her get revenge on the drug dealer who killed her sister. You wouldn't think this by reading the back of the box though... which references no-one but bit-part-player Ashley Walters (From So Solid Crew and Kidulthood) and makes it out to be a very different film. There's marketing, and then there's blatant lies.

What a grimy, depressing place inner city London looks. Rubbish everywhere, rundown buildings and yobs lurking behind every corner. Something tells me they didn't have to make much of an effort with the set decoration for the atmosphere they wanted. What transpires in this place where life is cheaper than a bag of crack, is nothing new or interesting. The acting is okay, the story is seen-it-all-before, and the obnoxious wall-to-wall rap songs nothing short of a headache.

I have little else to add. What the makers have done is taken segments from every 'street' drama set in our capital city ever made, washed, rinsed, hung them out to dry, then stuck them together and try to pass it off as something new. Sorry folks... it didn't work. 5/10

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 October 2011 (UK)

Also Known As:

Sisterhood Gang

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$227,283

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gunslinger, Gateway Films, Creativity Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1