Shank (2009 film)
Shank is a 2009 British drama film starring Wayne Virgo, Marc Laurent, Alice Payne, Tom Bott and Garry Summers. The film was written by Darren Flaxstone and Christian Martin, and directed by Simon Pearce amp Christian Martin uncredited.
The film is set in Bristol several shots feature the Clifton Suspension Bridge, and one appears to show the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta. Cal Wayne Virgo is an 19yearold closeted gay gang member who has nothing in his life except drugs, sex, random acts of violence and a secret that he keeps hidden from his mates. An online hookup for sex with a stranger, Scott Garry Summers, ends in him assaulting and abandoning Scott out in the countryside. This temporarily satisfies but fails to dampen his unspoken desires for his best mate, Jonno Tom Bott. Nessa Alice Payne, their twisted, foulmouthed and controlling, de facto gang leader who harbours much hatred towards everyone for losing a child at the age of 14, suspects that there is something going on between them but she cant put her finger on it. Jonno, putty in Nessas hands, cant express his own deep rooted and unrequited attachment to Cal. Manipulating situations that bring her closer to having her suspicions confirmed, Nessa sets out about dividing loyalties and encouraging conflict.For no good reason an innocent student, Olivier Marc Laurent, falls victim to one of her plans and is mugged on her orders by the gang. Cal steps in to restrain them and creates a distraction allowing Olivier to run free. Ignoring Nessas screams of contempt, he chases after him and offers him a lift by way of an apology. Fearing that the fallout from Nessa for his actions will be harsh, Cal persuades Olivier to help him out. Seizing the moral high ground and sensing that there was something more to Cals Good Samaritan act, Olivier allows Cal to stay with him for a few days. Acting on his own attraction to Cal, Olivier seduces him and in doing so, exposes Cal to new emotions and a tenderness that he has never experienced before. ........
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