Shank
2010 · 90 MIN · IMDB 3.9 · 4,326 VOTES · DIR. Mo Ali
Overview
Mo Ali’s futuristic knife-crime drama brings the dystopian environment of CHILDREN OF MEN and DISTRICT 13 to London’s East 17. SHANK delivers a ruthless vision of forthcoming urban life, where guns have been superseded by knives and are fiercely wielded by aimless youths. Amidst the chaos is the Paper Chazers gang, a rare morally conscious group who trade scavenged food for money. After Chazers gang member, Junior (Kedar Williams-Stirling), witnesses his brother, murder he must decide whether to get revenge of stick to the gangs moral code... In this superbly paced and artistic film, present-day social issues, and murky city streets, provide a perfect canvas for imagination and action.
Dialogue Timeline — 891 lines
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00:00:38 "...farther intensifying population pressure.
00:08:12 I just call him "Pomppadom".
00:12:00 Junior: Pow!
00:15:05 Dat's because all we ever rob is small tings.
00:18:58 Now he runs postcodes. Wanting all the blocks, bring beef.
00:22:36 Man, shut up, da both of youse. Look. Gates. Guards.
00:25:48 "‘Cos I'm young, and I'm black, and they think that I am handsome.
00:29:16 Now let's move out before we get snuffy out here, now.
00:35:53 I have... to kill him.
00:40:28 Sometimes you have to do tings right. Like, go take revenge by yourself.
00:43:20 Listen, son. Tell me why I shouldn't just give ya a slap right now.?
00:46:34 Butterfly, pushin' around, flappin' his wings, and chaos.
00:51:09 Narrating: Papa. He's harmless. Thinks he's a proper style hood.
00:53:23 Oh, you know some of them, mate?
00:56:53 Wot? Dat's it.
01:00:01 Got his friend Tugz to follow me home from school one day and did dat to me.
01:03:19 Whatever. - He's a fuckin' weirdo, man.
01:09:24 "Run up on stairs in to rooms Flip the mattress and search for the cash "
01:11:16 I'm gonna grab all your heads, and I'm gonna fuckin' crack them together.
01:13:32 Wot happened to his throat?
01:16:12 If you want revenge on dese youths, we've got to get one thing straight.
01:19:35 it's about killing the piece of waste dat killed my brother.
01:24:47 You're a fuckin', dickhead!
01:30:41 "I know my heart will make it through the rain Whenever the sky falls."