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Ill Manors

Ill Manors

Crime · Drama · 2012

Ensemble film revolving around characters living in Forest Gate, London. Over the course of a few days, six inter-linking stories explore issues of drug use, prostitution and urban poverty.

Movie details

Ill Manors

“We are all products of our environment ...some environments are just harder to survive in”

2012 Crime · Drama 2h 1m

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6.3 / 10

Community rating

Ensemble film revolving around characters living in Forest Gate, London. Over the course of a few days, six inter-linking stories explore issues of drug use, prostitution and urban poverty.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Plan B

Written by

Plan B

Riz Ahmed

Riz Ahmed

Aaron

Ed Skrein

Ed Skrein

Ed

Natalie Press

Natalie Press

Katya

A

Anouska Mond

Michelle

Mem Ferda

Mem Ferda

Vladimir

Dannielle Brent

Dannielle Brent

Jo

Martin Serene

Martin Serene

Wild Bill

Court is in session

Put Ill Manors on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.