Plan B or formally known
as Ben Drew is the director of the film, Ill Manors. Plan B is a singer-songwriter,
an English rapper, actor and director from Forest Gate. He has realized many
albums such as; Who Need Actions When You Got Words in 2006 and has also
appeared in many films which has boosted his acting career. He has appeared in
Adulthood, Harry Brown, 4,3,2,1 and The Sweeny. In 2012 Ben Drew wrote and
directed the film Ill Manors. He also released an accompanying soundtrack album
which become he second number one album.
Ill Manors has only one
well known star, Riz Ahmed. Riz Ahmed is a British actor that has stared in
many films such as, Dead Set, Wired, Shifty, Four Lions and many more. All the
other characters that have stared in the film are unknown talents to the public
yet. Some of the characters hadn’t even acted before but have played their
roles to the best of their ability to make the film look as realistic as
possible even though it is on a small budget. Some of the actors that are in
the film are Plan B’s friends that he approached. All the characters in the
film have done an amazing job.
Ill Manors is a unique
crime thriller that is set on the unforgiving streets of London. Ill Manors
follows six desperate lives, all struggling to survive the circles of violence
that engulf them. There is ex-dealer Kirby, who has just been released from
prison. Thug Ed who will stop at nothing to find his missing phone. Troubled
Michelle who is just looking for her next hit. Young Jake who finds himself
drawn to the local gang. Chris, who seeks revenge. Katya, who is desperately
trying to escape this foreign land. Lastly, Aaron who is the main protagonist
who is just trying to the right thing. Each and every character were able to
portray the lives of others very effectively.
At the start of the film
it is energetic, entertaining, chaotic and inventive but has the plot thickens
everything goes downhill as you get to witness the horrible details of what
happens in the unforgiving streets of London and how teenagers fend for
themselves because their parents have taken no interest in them.
The target audience is of
the E category demographic as it consists of unemployed and students, but also
the other category demographics. This is because the E category demographics
related to the identification of the characters and them, as they are either in
a similar position or similar age. Furthermore the psychographics that this
film is aiming for is reformers as they seek enlightenment, freedom form
restrictions and personnel growth.
Ill Manors is a hard
hitting film that has suspense around every corner. It is intense and portrays
the actual surrounding of those living in a suburban estate that have problems
and are surrounded with dangers all the time.
There are six songs/tracks
that help the audience understand what is going on in the film as at times it
can get confusing with all the different characters and there separate and
different stories. The soundtrack helps yank all the storylines together when
it reaches the climax of the film and explain how all the characters are
connected with each other is some sort of way. Each character has been paired
with a track that explains their story.
