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To mark the release of Sket on DVD and Blu-ray 5th March, we’ve been given five copies of the movie to give away. Sket stars Ashley Walters, Lily Loveless, Riann Steele, Amiee Kelly,Emma Hartley-Miller and is directed by Nirpal Bhogal.

A distinct lack of public knowledge about female gang culture has resulted in a high level of fascination – yet not one film has dared to explore it – until now. The rise in the proliferation of girl gangs is symptomatic of some of the major problems facing modern society and following extensive research including input from real-life girl gang members, the fi lm is written and directed by Nirpal Bhogal (Cold Kiss). Sket takes a controversial and dramatic look at this phenomenon sweeping the streets of Britain.

When Kayla’s (Aimee Kelly) sister is brutally murdered by local drug dealer Trey (Ashley Walters), a devastated and angry Kayla vows...

To mark the release of Sket in cinemas Now, Revolver have given us a poster from the movie signed by the director and the cast. If you missed it, you can see the trailer for the movie here and interviews with the cast here. Sket stars Ashley Walters, Lily Loveless, Riann Steele, Aimee Kelly, Emma Hartley-Miller, Adelayo Adedayo and is directed by Nirpal Bhogal. Find out more on their official website.

Kayla (Aimee Kelly), a young sixteen-year old, faces the harsh London streets of gangland culture alone. Her mother already dead, her only protector and loving elder sister, Tanya (Katie Foster-Barnes), is one day brutally murdered by violent, misogynist gang leader Trey (Ashley Walters). Swearing vengeance, Kayla joins a girl gang led by the violent, damaged Danielle (Emma Hartley-Miller) who has her own reasons for helping Kayla seek retribution.

To be in with a chance of winning the poster, simply...

Sket is released in the UK today and if you missed it, you can see the trailer for the movie here. Our friends from Upbeat got to chat with the director, Nirpal Bhogal and cast-members Aimee Kelly (Kayla), Adelayo Adedayo (Kerry), Riann Steele (Shaks) and Varada Sethu (Kiran) about what it was like shooting the movie and what we can expect from it.

Sket also stars Ashley Walters, Lily Loveless, Riann Steele and Emma Hartley-Miller.

Kayla (Aimee Kelly), a young sixteen-year old, faces the harsh London streets of gangland culture alone. Her mother already dead, her only protector and loving elder sister, Tanya (Katie Foster-Barnes), is one day brutally murdered by violent, misogynist gang leader Trey (Ashley Walters). Swearing vengeance, Kayla joins a girl gang led by the violent, damaged Danielle (Emma Hartley-Miller) who has her own reasons for helping Kayla seek retribution.

Sket is released in UK cinemas today. Here’s the trailer for what looks like a very gritty and ‘real’ story. Sket stars Ashley Walters, Lily Loveless, Riann Steele, Aimee Kelly, Emma Hartley-Miller, Adelayo Adedayo and is directed by Nirpal Bhogal. Find out more on their official website.

Kayla (Aimee Kelly), a young sixteen-year old, faces the harsh London streets of gangland culture alone. Her mother already dead, her only protector and loving elder sister, Tanya (Katie Foster-Barnes), is one day brutally murdered by violent, misogynist gang leader Trey (Ashley Walters). Swearing vengeance, Kayla joins a girl gang led by the violent, damaged Danielle (Emma Hartley-Miller) who has her own reasons for helping Kayla seek retribution.

Check out the trailer below and click the poster to enlarge.

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Sket Trailer. Nirpal Bhogal‘s Sket (2011) movie trailer stars Aimee Kelly, Ashley Walters, Lily Loveless, Riann Steele, and Richie Campbell. Sket‘s plot synopsis: “Sixteen-year-old Kayla faces the harsh London streets of gangland culture for the first time. Her mother already dead, her only protector and loving elder sister Tanya is one day brutally murdered by violent gang leader Trey.

Now alone, and not knowing where to turn, she finds refuge and acceptance in a girl gang led by the damaged, man-hating Danielle. She enlists the gang’s help to get retribution for the murder of her beloved sister. Vengeance is now Kayla’s motive, and she will stop at nothing until Trey is brought to justice.”

The Sket movie poster:

Sket movie poster

The moment I started watching this movie trailer I thought of Green Street Hooligans. I thought this looked like the girl version of that but I...

Look out for newcomer Aimee Kelly (represented by United Agents) who makes her film debut in Sket, and has also been nominated for Best British Newcomer in the 55th BFI London Film Festival awards, alongside Sket's writer and director Nirpal Bhogal.

17 year old Aimee was so admired by casting director Jane Ripley and the producers that her script was re-written for her native Newcastle accent.

Sket is a hard hitting look at the world of girl gang culture. Aimee plays Kayla, a young, sixteen year old, facing the harsh London streets of gangland culture alone. Her mother already dead and her only protector and loving sister, Tanya, is brutally murdered by violent, misogynist gang leader Trey. Swearing vengeance, Kayla joins a girl gang led by the violent, damaged Danielle (Emma Hartley-Miller) who has her own reasons for helping Kayla seek retribution.

Sket also stars Ashley Walters, Lily Loveless, Emma Hartley-Miller,...

Blood feuds are as ancient as primordial human history. The Celts (Irish) have killed thousands throughout history. In Albania, 10,000 people have been killed in the last twenty years because of family or blood feuds. Now, Gunslinger, the production arm of Revolver Entertainment, will bring a family feud to East London. When Tanya (Kate Foster-Burns) is killed, Kayla must retaliate for her sister's murder the only way she knows how, by joining an all girl gang. The gang leader Danielle (Emma Hartley-Miller) vows to get vengeance on an opposing gang: "we'll be like them," which leads to even more violence.

The first trailer for Sket is here and the clip is mature rated because of violence and other adult material. As well, Gunslinger continues to create these gang styled thrillers often set in East London e.g. Shank, which just seem to highlight gang violence. Also, the material here seems to...

Gunslinger Films, the production arm of Revolver Entertainment, is getting set to release their third film, titled Sket. Sket is not a word that can be translated here with any class; however, the film deals with some of the lowlifes and family ties in a fictional female gang. Sket is a revenge thriller and Kayla, played by Aimee Kelly, seeks justice for those who attacked her sister. Gang warfare ensues.

Thriller fans in the United Kingdom can expect to see this film in theatres late in 2011, while those in North America will have to wait to see this film, at a future date. A release in North America has not been confirmed. However, readers can have a look at the UK release details for this "girl gang retribution thriller" (Revolver) inside.

The plot outline for Sket is here:

"When a young woman is cruelly and indiscriminately attacked by a notorious...