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"Do you want to kiss me?" Array has debuted a new official trailer for an indie drama called Honeytrap, which premiered at the London Film Festival back in 2014 and is finally getting released in Us theaters this year thanks to Ava DuVernay's new distribution company. The film stars Jessica Sula as a 15-year-old girl in high school in the UK who, after a bullying incident, decides to "transform herself inside and out." She then gets caught up in various romances with older men. Also starring Lucien Laviscount, Naomi Ryan, and Ntonga Mwanza. This looks like a unique coming-of-age drama with some strong performances, but not sure if it's worth checking out in theaters or not. The music they use in this trailer is lovely. Take a look. Here's the new official trailer (+ poster) for Rebecca Johnson's Honeytrap, direct from Array's YouTube: Girlhood and gang culture collide in Rebecca Johnson...

A new trailer for gritty urban drama Honeytrap has launched exclusively on Digital Spy.

Written and directed by Rebecca Johnson, the film stars Skins actress Jessica Sula in her movie debut as 15-year-old Layla, a girl who sets up the murder of a boy who is in love with her.

"Jess stood out for her intensity - a sort of understated intensity, which was always there, even when she was doing very little," said Johnson .

"She understood both sides of Layla and how important it would be to balance them - the vulnerability and the shield of hardness she is trying to create for herself.

"She was absolutely committed; I could tell that immediately even though she was so young, and I knew I could trust her."

Sula said: "I think Honeytrap will surprise people because it's a very different film than we're used to seeing in terms of urban films.

Exclusive: Urban drama - set to play at SXSW this weekend - sets UK theatrical and home ent dates.

Urban drama Honeytrap is to receive a UK theatrical release from May 8 through Anchor Bay Entertainment.

Inspired by true crime cases, the film will be released on DVD on May 25. A VOD release has yet to be confirmed.

Honeytrap marks the feature debut of writer-director Rebecca Johnson, a former Screen International Star of Tomorrow.

The film received its world premiere at the London Film Festival in October and will get its Us premiere at SXSW on Friday (March 13).

Set in London, the story centres on 15-year-old Layla who gets sucked into gang activity and sets up the boy who is in love with her to be killed.

Skins star Jessica Sula plays Layla and co-stars include Lucien Laviscount, Ntonga Mwanza and Naomi Ryan.

Johnson’s short films include Top Girl, which played at more than 30 festivals internationally, including...

South by Southwest, the multi-faceted film, music and technology festival held annually in Austin, TX will feature such upcoming films as Paul Feig’s Spy, David Gordon Green’s Manglehorn, Alex Gibney’s documentary Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, and Ondi Timoner’s Russell Brand profile Brand: A Second Coming as headliners in this year’s film festival lineup.

SXSW runs from March 13 to 21 in Austin and is now in its 22nd year. Variety has details of the 145 films and 100 world premieres bowing at this year’s festival. Brand, as previously reported, will be the festival’s opening night film.

Other notable titles on the list are the Will Ferrell/Kevin Hart comedy Get Hard, a rough cut of Judd Apatow’s Trainwreck, the directorial debut of 28 Days Later screenwriter Alex Garland, Ex Machina, and a new comedy by Michael Showalter, Hello, My Name is Doris.

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