Gangster Kittens

2011, 100 minutes

Through the kindness of the whips and the speaker, it is usually arranged for a young member to be informed at what time she is likely to be called...

An uncompromising portrait of the struggles of a resplendent teenager with an anarchic spirit, fighting to maintain her existence in the bleak urban landscape of London. In a time where people have replaced God with consumer goods, few are willing to flee their material miseries to find a new world of possibilities. Angel is a cool but troubled nymphet, disillusioned by the tedium and meaninglessness of her uninviting working class future, her eyes filled with ferocious pique. Neglected by her abusive uncle and abandoned by her school, the disparate and embittered delinquent embarks on an odyssey of self-discovery. Sufficiently curious about the adult world, this leads her to the gaunt spectral figure of Jez Prior, an enigmatic source of amorous intrigue who senses her burgeoning sexual impulses and convinces her that the fairground may not be all that far away. Cue the world of the bordello, an institution like no other, and Beverly Baxter, its quintessential, archetypal madam, a gangster like-figure moving in the circles of high society. 'Through the kindness of the Whips and the Speaker, it is usually arranged for a young member to be informed at what time she is likely to be called...' It is here that Angel's sexual and professional apprenticeship begins. The bordello, an untapped reservoir of young, vulnerable, marauding girls, protected by the vested interests of Lord Clarence Beaverbrook (played by Julian Glover) and the Welcoming Committee, an elite force that renders political involvement and a vipers' nest of high-level corruption, double-dealing and bureaucratic chicanery. Angel becomes drawn into a self-contained cerebral world, embroiled in the complexities of dark and disturbing sexual interplay. The headstrong Beverly Baxter is a product like any other, with a sell-by date. As Angel sinks deeper into a secret and forbidden world of intrigue, her popularity soars. Inspired by Beverly's notoriety, Angel soon reveals her strength, discovering her legacy. She attempts to transpose her place as madam in a world replete with whimsical excess, surplus and waste. What ensues is an explosive showdown between the old and the new.


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