BROTHERHOOD (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Noel Clarke (Star Trek Into Darkness), Olivia Chenery (The Anomaly), Steven Cree (Legacy), Nick Nevern (The Hooligan Factory), David Ajala (The Dark Knight), Tonia Sotiropoulou (Skyfall), Jason Maza (Fish Tank), Ashley Thomas (Shank), Fady Elsayed (My Brother The Devil), Arnold Oceng (The Good Lie), Lashana Lynch (Fast Girls), Adjoa Andoh (Invictus), Jack McMullen (The Quiet Hour), Fredi ‘Kruga’ Nwaka (Outside Bet), Cornell John (Captain America: Civil War), Chris Ryman (Cleanskin), Red Madrell (It’s a Lot), Daniel Anthony (The Sarah Jane Adventures), Shanika Warren-Markland (4.3.2.1)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Noel Clarke (4.3.2.1), director, writer, producer; George Isaac (Kidulthood), Jason Maza (The Hooligan Factory), Maggie Monteith (The Experiment) and Gina Powell (We Are Monster), producers; Tom Linden (The Anomaly), composer; Aaron Reid (Legacy), cinematographer; Tommy Boulding (I Am Soldier), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

A decade on from the events of Adulthood, former convict Sam Peel (Clarke) has settled into a peaceful domestic life, raising a child with his girlfriend Kayla (Warren-Markland). However, when his past comes back to haunt him, and his family is threatened because of it, Sam is pulled back into the dangerous criminal underworld where he must try and end the conflict once and for all…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

It’s been eight years since we last left the characters first introduced in Kidulthood, and now writer-director Noel Clarke seeks to bring closure to this series with some of the most intense depictions of London urban life in any of the films.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

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