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This Is England (2006)
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The sixth feature from British film-maker Shane Meadows (Dead Man's Shoes, TwentyFourSeven) offers a semi-autobiographical portrait of skinheads in the 1980s. Set in a bleak (and unnamed) northern town just after the Falklands War, the film follows 12-year-old Shaun (Thomas Turgoose) as he's adopted by a group of kindly, multiracial skinheads. A touchingly funny first half gives way to something more disturbing as Shaun is drawn to a breakaway group of National Front supporters led by Combo (Stephen Graham), a terrifying racist. Like much of Meadows's work, This Is England pivots on a relationship between a child and a disturbed father figure; this time, though, the dynamic writer/director has produced what could well be his masterpiece. Coaxing a superb performance from his young lead and brilliantly evoking the working-class despair of the Thatcher era, Meadows has created a film to be reckoned with. JR
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Running time
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97min
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Country of origin
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UK
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Genre
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Drama
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Original language
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English
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Screenplay
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Shane Meadows
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Theatrical distributor
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Optimum Releasing
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UK cinema certificate
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18
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UK cinema release date
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April 2007
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| British Academy Film Awards 2007 |
Best Screenplay (Original) |
Shane Meadows |
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