Sister of man killed after challenging litter louts hopes new film will prevent violence

 
Promising actor: Even Anvil, 23, who was killed for challenging litter louts (Picture: PA)
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Rod Kitson15 July 2014

The sister of a promising graduate killed after challenging litter louts says she hopes a film about her brother’s death will help prevent more “ruthless” acts of violence.

Evren Anil was just 23 when he died after confronting two teenagers who threw a chocolate bar wrapper through the window of his sister’s car in Upper Norwood, south London.

He was threatened with a knife before being punched to the ground and died from head injuries.

Now a film about the 2007 tragedy has been made, and his sister Elif Anil-Yoldas told the Standard: “I hope it will make people think twice before they think about doing something ruthless, before they think of injuring or hurting someone.

Tragic: Evren with his sister Elif

“Hopefully it sends the message that a one-moment tragedy can change not just one person’s life, but a whole family’s life in a second. There are so many victims.”

The Chocolate Wrapper has been shown to Evren’s family, who are originally from Turkey and were closely involved in the production. His father Niyazi played himself.

Elif, 33, said: “I cried a lot, especially at the scene where he was attacked. I was the one who was there through the whole thing, and it really did shock me to watch it from an audience point of view.

“Evren was such a brilliant person. He was such an intelligent, smart, good-looking young fella. It was a big waste of life.

"He had just finished uni with a first-class degree in computer science, he was one week into his dream job with Logica then this happened. He was a friendly, happy, giving person. He was too young. But as they say, God takes the good ones young.”

Film: Kennedy Mills as one of the youths in the film

Evren was also an aspiring actor, and the film-maker who gave him his first role directed The Chocolate Wrapper. It is being released to film festivals before going online later this year.

Director Murat Kebir, 46, said: “He was a brilliant boy. As a filmmaker I had to tell that story. He helped me in my first film. He was so polite and would help anyone.” Two youths aged 16 and 17 were sentenced to four years for manslaughter in 2008.

The director, an editor for Sky TV, said: “They came out a long time ago. They are back, and Evren is not. I often wonder how things could have turned out differently, the smallest thing could have changed it and would have meant he was still here today.”

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