Mo Ali’s futuristic knife-crime drama brings the dystopian environment of Children of Men and District 13 to London’s East 17. Shank delivers a ruthless vision of forthcoming urban life, where guns have been superseded by knives and are fiercely wielded by aimless youths.Amidst the chaos is the Paper Chazers gang, a rare morally conscious group who trade scavenged food for money.