This is England
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- Synopsis
- British filmmaker Shane Meadows looks back at his own youth in this semi-autobiographical comedy drama that examines skinhead culture in the U.K. It's the summer of 1983, and Shaun (Thomas Turgoose) is a 12-year-old boy edging into adolescence ......
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- Starring
- Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley, Andrew Shim, Vicky McClure
- Director(s)
- Shane Meadows
- Distributor(s)
- IFC
- MPAA Rating
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 102 min.
Critic Reviews
Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites
As its title implies, This Is England isn't a hyperstylized head-trip a la "Trainspotting" but a straightforward calling to account.Read the full review
San Francisco Chronicle | David WiegandAdd Critic to Favorites
The script and direction are virtually flawless.Read the full review
The Onion (A.V. Club) | Noel MurrayAdd Critic to Favorites
Taut, tense, and self-consciously stylish.Read the full review
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'This is England' Sequel Straight to Small Screens
08/27/09 Moviefone By next year, it'll be four years since Shane Meadows' This is England came out and stood out as a well-observed portrait of growing up of '80s-era England, so it seems fitting that any follow-up would also take place four years after the fact. | Cinematical.com -
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07/16/09 Two adult brothers internalize their mother's self-hatred. | New York Daily News - New York NY -
cinemadaily 07.16.09 | Meadows’s “Somers Town” Blurs Art & Commerce
07/16/09 Shane Meadows, a BAFTA winner for his gritty and vivid "This is England," is back with a new film that opens in a New York release yesterday. | indieWIRE -
Film: Review: Somers Town
07/14/09 Shane Meadows has a rare ability to convey the drama and humor of everyday life in well-observed, well-acted scenes that rarely drag on interminably or try too hard to dazzle. | The A.V. Club -
Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee
06/24/09 You could argue that Shane Meadows is up to his same old tricks with "Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee," but it's a still a good trick. | Variety