A British kebab shop is immersing itself in binge drinking culture in the anticipated thriller, ‘K-Shop.’ The gritty, ‘Sweeney Todd’-inspired film, which was produced by Mem Ferda and Adam J. Merrifield, marks the feature film writing and directorial debuts of Dan Pringle. It stars Ziad Abaza, Scot Williams, Darren Morfitt, Reece Noi and Kristin Atherton.
The following synopsis for ‘K-Shop’ has been released:
After his father is killed in an altercation with drunken thugs, Salah (Ziad Abaza) finds himself struggling with the frenzied nightlife that descends upon the family kebab shop night after night. The situation reaches boiling point one night when a fight with an angry customer ends in grizzly circumstance. Salah is forced to dispose of the customer’s dead body and looks to the one place he knows best…the kebabs.
As Salah watches his gullible customers devour the new flesh kebabs, he eyes the opportunity to seek revenge on the world. The dark descent into vigilantism begins as he sets about killing others he deems punishable.
On producing the film, Ferda stated: “When my producing partner Adam J. Merrifield approached me to co-produce with him on this thriller, I was completely bowled over after reading the script penned by Dan Pringle. I can only describe it as an intoxicating, super-slaughter, ‘Sweeney Todd’-esque ride that cleverly has a stab at British binge drinking.”
The producer-actor further went on to say that “It’s high time a socially relevant film like this was made highlighting the significant problems of drink culture that is prevalent amongst our ‘teen’ society today.” Ferda added that the message is “intelligently embodied in a wonderfully entertaining horror thriller. Dan clearly has the stamp of greatness, and he is one of the most exciting new British directors I have come to know.”
For more information on the thriller, visit its official website and Twitter page. Watch the official teaser trailer for, and check out stills from, ‘K-Shop’ below.
Written by: Karen Benardello