Worlds collide as the lives of Cal and Olivier intersect in
SHANK, a gritty coming of age/rites of passage drama.
Cal, an 18 year old Scally lad and gang member has nothing
in his life except drugs, sex, random acts of violence and
a secret that he keeps hidden from his mates. An online
hook up for sex with a stranger, Scott (36), temporarily
satisfies but fails to dampen his unspoken desires for his
best mate, Jonno. Nessa, their twisted, foul-mouthed and
controlling, de facto gang leader, suspects that there is
something going on between them but she can't put her
finger on it. Jonno, putty in Nessa'a hands, can't 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 (19), 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 Nessa's
screams of contempt, he chases after him and offers him a
lift by way of an apology. Fearing that the fall-out 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 Cal's 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. Very soon
they are overtaken by the embrace of the first flush of
love.
Nessa can't contain her rage for Cal's disloyalty to the
gang and sets about hunting him down, intent on destroying
him once and for all. With her gang in tow and Jonno
tightly wound up, she kidnaps Olivier, taunting Cal with
video messages via her mobile phone, to come and save his
boyfriend.
Arriving at the abandoned factory where they are all
waiting for him, Cal squares up to Nessa and Jonno. As the
showdown unfolds, Nessa loses all control of events and
Jonno explodes in act of sexual aggression that leaves no
one unscathed and everyone traumatized. Shocked by what she
has witnessed, Nessa realizes she will now never be able to
break the bond between Cal and Olivier.
Recent Comments