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Director: Noel Clarke
Writer: Noel Clarke
Main Cast and their roles:
Noel Clarke (Sam Peel)
Scarlett Johnson (Lexi)
Adam Deacon (Jay)
Jacob Anderson (Omen)
Femi Oyeniran (Robert)
Red Madrell (Alisa)
Ben Drew aka Plan B (Dabs)
Cornell S.John (Uncle)
Nathan Constance (Ike)
Genre: Action/Social Realism
Budget: n/a
Gross Revenue: £3,347,811
Sequel of: Kidulthood
I had to research on the social realist genre. Then present my research via a Powerpoint presentation and discuss social realist films generally and how the case study film I chose fits the genre or if it doesn't. Social realist films tend to place the audience out of their comfort zone similar to horror films, however horror films are more extreme. They place the audience out of the fantasy world that big budgeted mainstream films place them in and slap the audience's face with reality. Social realism allows the audience to understand the everyday life of a character based on people around the world like a cinematic documentary experience. Due to this most protagonists of social realist films are tragic heroes or are good people dying tragic deaths. These films tend to be aimed to leave the audience with some food for thought regarding their mentality, their insight and their lifestyle.
The themes that usually show up in social realist films are based on real life issues;tensions between rich and poor, the benefits /drawbacks of law& politics, people cultures, depression, the struggles of 'social rejects'/ 'social minorities', racism, sexism, crime, domestic violence, drugs, prostitution and other realistic themes. Social realist often voice out the feelings and emotions of an unheard group of people and question things that a single person or a group of people would be scared to express vocally.
The storyline of adulthood (from imdb) :
Six years after Sam Peel is released from jail for killing Trife, he realizes that life is no easier on the outside than it was on the inside and he's forced to confront the people he hurt the most. Some have moved on, others are stuck with the repercussions of his actions that night, but one thing's for certain - everyone has been forced to grow up. Through his journey Sam struggles to deal with his sorrow and guilt and something else he didn't expect - those seeking revenge. As he's pursued by a new generation of bad boys, Sam sets about trying to get the message across to his pursuers that they should stop the violence, much like Trife tried to tell him all those years ago. Can Sam stop the cycle of violence and make something positive from the destruction he caused or will his journey into Adulthood end here?
Derived from my research, my respect for social realism has increased, I respected the genre before but as I previously touched on, I value the voice of the film which (in this genre) tends to express the voice of the voiceless views of society.
