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Ill Manors Directed by Ben Drew Written by Ben Drew Produced by Atif Ghani Starring Riz Ahmed Ed Skrein Keef Coggins Andrew Okello Lee Allen Nick Sagar Ryan De La Cruz Anouska Mond Saleh Ahmed Natalie Press Cinematography Gary Shaw Edited by David Freeman Hugh Williams Sotira Kyriacou Farrah Drabu Music by Plan B Al Shux Production companies Film London Microwave BBC Films Release date 6 June 2012 Running time 121 minutes Country United Kingdom Language English Ill Manors (stylised as ill Manors) is a 2012 British crime drama film written, co-scored and directed by Ben Drew AKA musician Plan B.[1] The film revolves around the lives of eight main characters, played by Riz Ahmed, Ed Skrein, Keef Coggins, Lee Allen, Nick Sagar, Ryan De La Cruz, Anouska Mond and Natalie Press, and features six original songs by Plan B, which act as a narration for the film. Ill Manors is a multi-character story,[1] set over the course of seven days, a scenario where everyone is fighting for film focuses on the violence that surrounds the main characters as they struggle to survive on the streets. Each story is also represented by a different rap song performed by Plan B. Cast Riz Ahmed as Aaron Ed Skrein as Ed Keef Coggins as Kirby Andrew Okello as Kurt Lee Allen as Chris Nick Sagar as Marcel Ryan De La Cruz as Jake Anouska Mond as Michelle Mem Ferda as Vladimir Natalie Press as Katya Martin Serene as Wild Bill Sean Sagar as Freddie Georgia Farthing as April Jayden Allen as Lil Chris Dannielle Brent as Jo Eloise Smyth as Jody Sasha Gamble as Chanel Neil Large as Terry Lee Whitlock as Vince Jo Hartley as Carol Finbar Fitzgerald as Callum John Cooper Clarke as himself Plan B as the narrator and taxi driver (cameo) Chris Wilson as Police Dog Handler Production Prior to writing the script for Ill Manors, when Plan B was 21 years old, he had originally tried to begin production on another script he had written called Trigger, which was based on an incident where his home was raided by armed police.[4] However, he was refused funding as he was an inexperienced director.[5] To gain the necessary experience, Plan B wrote and directed his own short film Michelle in 2008 which was financed by himself with £4000[4] from the remaining recording advance from his record label and an inheritance from his grandfather.
