After acting in the likes of Top Boy and Adolescence as well as writing, producing and starring in his own series, Bulletproof, it felt like just a matter of time before filmmaking all-rounder Ashley Walters would direct for the big screen. His debut feature is Animol which takes place within the unforgiving walls of a juvenile detention centre. The plot follows taciturn teen Troy (Tut Nyuot) who is being held on remand following a botched robbery. On day one he befriends the equally vulnerable Krystian (Vladyslav Baliuk) but his safety is threatened by volatile cellmate Mason (Ryan Dean) and menacing ‘top dog’ Dion (Sekou Diaby) who strong-arms him into participating in his illicit schemes.
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