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Ill Manors (2012)
A tough but rewarding film
I went to see this film today by chance. Having a unlimited card for a major chain I would go to most things that I think I will like. i had actually bought a ticket for the new Ken Loach movie but decided to drop into this film instead.I was glad I did.
I am not from the part of the world in which this film is set, nor do I have much of a knowledge as to Ben Drew /Plan B is. I do know that he grew up in a similar area and in similar circumstances in which many of the characters in this film inhabit.
At first I thought it was going to be another below par 'Innit bruv', sub Danny Dyer, Kidulthood , bad episode of Eastenders. I was familiar with the main actor Riz Ahmed's work on Four Lions and have just recently seen Shifty. He inhabits a very similar character to the one in Shifty and he's journey through the film is the one I was ' rooting for', even thought it was the one that held the least surprises for me.
I found the film difficult to watch in many scenes, especially those involving the prostitute characters. The dehumanisation of some of these characters, along with the younger, and as yet to be corrupted characters are the elements of the film that have affected me the most. Each character was important, and had a life beyond the time frame of the film.The film works as a drama, a thriller and as a very strong social comment. This is some achievement.
The film is not with out its flaws- the overuse of time lapse at times was a little annoying, and it could maybe be be 15 minutes shorter, but these are small complaints.
I was surprised to hear that the film was made for £100,000. If this is true it is some achievement. Even if this is a marketing fib, it is still a very well crafted film.
This film is not for everyone. it's subject matter and tone is very oppressive and bleak.If however you like your 'urban grit' to actually be gritty then this is a movie for you.
I think that this film deserves a wider audience and I hope it receives one.
Black Friday (2004)
seen without subtitles
this is movie is fantastic. two things; i seen this movies in Bombay( Mumbai) where it had no subtitles. i didn't understand a single word that was being said but i totally understood almost every scene in the film ,(except those that all new characters in them). luckily i had just read Maximum City, Bombay Lost and Found By sekula Metha, which details a lot of the events in the movie. i am from Ireland and i don't speak any of the languages in th film. Marastaha? Hindi? As an exercise in visual film Making it was excellent. i cant wait to watch this again with subtitles
The acting was superb. deserves to be seen in the west