Anti-Social (film) explained
Anti-Social |
Director: | Reg Traviss |
Screenplay: | Reg Traviss |
Music: | George Kallis |
Cinematography: | Bryan Loftus |
Editing: | Edmund Swabey |
Studio: | RST Pictures JRSM Films Origo Film Group |
Distributor: | Marco Polo Production |
Runtime: | 116 minutes |
Country: | Hungary United Kingdom |
Language: | English |
Anti-Social is a 2015 Hungarian-British crime film written and directed by Reg Traviss and starring Gregg Sulkin, Meghan Markle, and Josh Myers.
Premise
In London, a successful street artist is forced to jeopardise his future to help his criminal brother when gang rivalry escalates.[1]
Cast
- Gregg Sulkin as Dee
- Meghan Markle as Kirsten
- Josh Myers as Marcus
- Christian Berkel as Philip
- Michael Maris as Kwame
- Andrew Shim as Jason
- James Devlin as Nicky
- Richie Campbell as Dominic
- Sophie Colquhoun as Emma
- Caroline Ford as Rochelle
- Skepta as Leon
- Aymen Hamdouchi as Junior
- Doug Allen as Chris
- María Fernández Ache as Nadine
- Giacomo Mancini as Shaun
- Sasha Frost as Tara
- Zita Téby as Kerry
- Lisa Moorish as Leila
- Ben Peel as Baxter
- Amanda Ryan as Claire
- Rob Knighton as Tim
- Tebraiz Shahzad as Karim
- Hajni Zsigar as Ursula
- Reiss Davison as Danny
- Philipp Heerwagen as Airline Steward
- Jeremy Wheeler as Customs Officer
- Boglárka Komán as Punk Girl
- Bernadett von Grega as Elegant Gallery Owner
- Violetta Kassapi as Rude Girl
- Egerszegi Anna as Jeweler's Assistant
- James Fred Harkins Jr. as Jeweler
- Ehijele Mohammed as Shaun's Friend
- Torren Simonsz as Male Model 1
- Grant Sulkin as Male Model 2
- Marianne Malleck as Fashion PR Girl
- Cory Rhys White as Vile Street Youth
- Scott Alexander Young as TV Reporter
- Hans Peterson as Flying Squad Officer
- Helen Austin as News Reporter
Reception
The film has a 25% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2] Cath Clarke of Time Out, Alan Jones of Radio Times and Mark Kermode and Leslie Felperin of The Guardian all gave the film two stars out of five.[3] [4] [5] [6] Simon Crook of Empire gave the film one star out of five.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: ANTI-SOCIAL (2015). British Board of Film Classification. 2018-05-25. 2018-05-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20180526041048/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/anti-social-2015. live.
- Web site: Anti-Social. Rotten Tomatoes. 26 July 2019. 13 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190413034946/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/anti_social. live.
- Clarke. Cath. Anti-Social. 27 April 2015. Time Out. 20 December 2017. 22 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222111947/https://www.timeout.com/london/film/anti-social. live.
- Jones. Alan. Anti-Social. Radio Times. 20 December 2017. 30 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171130044310/http://www.radiotimes.com/film/dgsc68/anti-social/. live.
- News: Kermode. Mark. Anti-Social review – Brit crime caper with added graffiti. 3 May 2015. The Guardian. 20 December 2017. 22 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051934/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/may/03/anti-social-review-strange-mix-of-art-and-crime-caper. live.
- News: Felperin. Leslie. Anti-Social review – stage-school acting but good Michael Mann shoot-out pastiches. 30 April 2015. The Guardian. 20 December 2017. 22 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051236/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/apr/30/anti-social-review-reg-traviss-film. live.
- Crook. Simon. Anti-Social Review. 14 October 2015. Empire. 20 December 2017. 22 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222063547/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/anti-social/review/. live.