Sket
Set in the inner estates of North West London, the movie tells the story of 16-year-old Kayla who joins a rival girl gang led by the volatile and damaged man-hating Danielle only to take revenge on a notorious gang who cruelly and indiscriminately attacked her sister.
7 October 1981, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK
31 July 1964, Messina, Sicily, Italy
9 July 1982, Dublin, Ireland
30 June 1982, London, England, UK
October 26, 2011
Gritty urban London films are two a penny these days but with Sket, script and production advice from real former gang members has helped create a film that is new, sincere and actually has something to say.
October 28, 2011
Thanks to the posturing, intrusive soundtrack and implausible, clichéd script, it's hard to take any of it too seriously.
October 27, 2011
A haunting, stylised portrayal of a desolate London lingers in the memory.
October 27, 2011
Despite some confusing narrative turns, writer-director Nirpal Bhogal's thriller is an impactful and authentic look at gang culture on London's meaner streets.
October 31, 2011
A film that, for all its grit and attitude, lacks sufficient cred.
October 30, 2011
It's a confused and confusing movie with odd good moments, but has little by way of revealing insight other than the suggestion that the girl gangsters need loving parents and the protection of a nurturing family.
October 27, 2011
Sigh.
October 25, 2011
A film of real substance that shows a timely interest in how and why gangs materialise.
