''Cal'' is a 2013 British-released
drama
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film starring Wayne Virgo, Tom Payne, Emily Corcoran, Lucy Russell, and
Simon Cook. The film was written and produced by
Christian Martin and Bernie Hodges, and directed by Christian Martin.
Plot
This film is a sequel to the 2009 film ''
Shank''. Troubled teen Cal, who was once involved in gang life, has now left and fled his home town
Bristol
Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...
to start living a new life. After Cal's mother falls ill in the hospital he returns to Britain. Cal finds, that, like many other places he has visited on mainland Europe, his hometown has suffered from an economic collapse as well.
Cast
* Wayne Virgo as Cal
*
Tom Payne as Jason
* Emily Corcoran as Aunty Jane
*
Lucy Russell as Cath Miller
*
Daniel Brocklebank as Ivan
* Bernie Hodges as Journalist – Phil Trope
*
Simon Cook as Oncologist (rumored)
*
Richard Cambridge as Jim
* Garry Summers as Radio Announcer
* Tony Banham as Policeman
* Deborah Fleming as Nurse
* Anna Gallagher as Ivan's Girlfriend
* Tim J. Henley as Chef
DVD release
The ''Cal'' DVD came out on 9 September 2013 in the UK.
Soundtrack
On 15 April 2015, Bristol musician
Cliff Airey released three tracks from the ''Cal'' soundtrack on
Bandcamp
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.
Filming locations
* An industrial Estate near Pennywell Road,
Easton, Bristol
* A now-demolished housing estate,
Southmead
Southmead is a northern suburb and wards of the United Kingdom, council ward of Bristol, in the south west of England, bordered by Filton in South Gloucestershire and Monks Park, Horfield, Henleaze and Westbury on Trym. It is the location of on ...
, Bristol
* Trenchard Street Car Park, Trenchard Street, Bristol
* Skull graffiti building – Ninetree Hill,
Cotham, Briston
* Laundrette –
Cotham Road South, Cotham, Bristol
*
Blackberry Hill Hospital,
Fishponds
Fishponds is a suburb in the north-east of the English city of Bristol, about from Bristol city centre, the city centre. It is mainly residential, and housing is typically terraced Victorian. It has a small student population from the presence ...
, Bristol
* Montpelier Park,
Montpelier, Bristol
*
Brandon Hill
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,
The Centre, Bristol
* St Paul's area, Bristol
References
External links
Official website*
''Cal'' soundtrack on BandCamp
2013 drama films
British LGBTQ-related films
Films set in Bristol
2010s LGBTQ-related drama films
2013 LGBTQ-related films
2013 films
2010s English-language films
2010s British films
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