Attack the Block (2011)
Written and directed by Joe Cornish, Attack the Block begins with a group of hoodies - leader Moses (John Boyega), wise-cracking Pest (Alex Esmail), tough guy Dennis (Franz Drameh), specky Jerome (Leeon Jones) and nervous Biggz (Simon Howard) - mugging trainee nurse Sam (Jodie Whittaker) on a South London estate. Shortly afterwards, they're attacked by a mysterious furry black creature, which they promptly beat to death and take to the 19th floor flat of local drug dealer Ron (Nick Frost) for identification purposes. However, things quickly go from bad to worse as the gang realise that their dead creature is just the beginning of a full-scale alien invasion. Soon, dozens of furry black creatures with glow-in-the-dark teeth are converging on their tower block and the gang will have to join forces with Sam, posh stoner Brewis (Luke Treadaway) and local gangster Hi-Hatz (Jumayn Hunter) in order to fight them off.
Primary Title
- Attack the Block
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 28 December 2013
Release Year
- 2011
Duration
- 85:00
Channel
- Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- Written and directed by Joe Cornish, Attack the Block begins with a group of hoodies - leader Moses (John Boyega), wise-cracking Pest (Alex Esmail), tough guy Dennis (Franz Drameh), specky Jerome (Leeon Jones) and nervous Biggz (Simon Howard) - mugging trainee nurse Sam (Jodie Whittaker) on a South London estate. Shortly afterwards, they're attacked by a mysterious furry black creature, which they promptly beat to death and take to the 19th floor flat of local drug dealer Ron (Nick Frost) for identification purposes. However, things quickly go from bad to worse as the gang realise that their dead creature is just the beginning of a full-scale alien invasion. Soon, dozens of furry black creatures with glow-in-the-dark teeth are converging on their tower block and the gang will have to join forces with Sam, posh stoner Brewis (Luke Treadaway) and local gangster Hi-Hatz (Jumayn Hunter) in order to fight them off.
Classification
- 16
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Extraterrestrial beings--Drama
- Gangs--England--London--Drama
- Feature films--United Kingdom
Genres
- Action
- Comedy
- Science fiction
Contributors
- Joe Cornish (Director)
- Joe Cornish (Writer)
- John Boyega (Actor)
- Jodie Whittaker (Actor)
- Alex Esmail (Actor)
- Leeon Jones (Actor)
- Franz Drameh (Actor)
- Nira Park (Producer)
- James Wilson (Producer)
- StudioCanal (Production Unit)
- Film4 (Production Unit)
- UK Film Council (Production Unit)
- Big Talk Productions (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Extraterrestrial beings--Drama
- Gangs--England--London--Drama
- Feature films--United Kingdom