Ill Manors

Based upon the trailer and music video I have seen, I can figure out that the film Ill Manors is about a group of young people living on a council estate who are involved in illegal gang activities.

The music video shows young people destroying things on the street and attacking people. The trailer shows young people forth council estate pointing guns at people, dealing and using drugs and talking to 

prostitutes.

• Ill Manors was produced collaboratively by Microwave, Film London, BBC Films, Aimimage Productions, Gunslinger, Head Gear Films, Ill Manors and Metrol Technology. 
• It was distributed in the UK and Ireland by Revolver Entertainment.
• The film Budget was £100,000 (approximately)
• The genre of the film is Crime Drama
• Box Office returns - £715,000
• It was produced by several independent companies

The film was written and directed by Singer/rapper Ben Drew, or Plan B, his stage name. He released the album Ill Manors as a soundtrack to the film, and also as a marketing tool to advertise the film to fans of his music. He also links the film to his music as the film is focused on similar themes to those featured in his misc. 

The production company that worked alongside Plan B to produce the film is BBC Films, who worked on many well known films such as "Streetdance 3".

• The DVD, Blu ray, download and on demand versions were released Monday 8th October 2012.
• The DVD contained features not included in the theatrical version, which encouraged fans of the film to purchase a copy of it for themselves
• The CD soundtrack went straight to number 1 in the British album charts upon release in July 2012.

It was released in the US in Sundance festival and shown at the Greater Manchester film festival - non traditional marketing routes, unlike Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which was marketed through adverts on many of Disney's broadcasting networks.

Distribution

Got a relatively wide release from distributor Revolver - they had experience with this type of film - they distributed "Kidulthood"

First weekend - Took in over £250,000 in the first weekend

Drew stated his target audience is 15-25, however film is 18 rated, therefore some box office profits are lost from people waiting to watch it when it's released on DVD.

The film was released in 191 cinemas in the UK and Ireland by Revolver Entertainment on 6th June