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This Is England (2006) 7.7
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7.7/10 from 67,813 users
Metascore: 86/100
Reviews: 172 user | 163 critic | 23 from Metacritic.com A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows. Director:Shane MeadowsWriter:Shane Meadows |
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Andrew Shim | ... | |
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Perry Benson | ... | |
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This is England: Mods, New Romantics, and Skinheads are the major youth sub-cultures of this very English summer of 1983 and young 12-year-old Shaun is left wandering aimlessly alone and lost during the start of his school holidays, until his chance meeting with Woody and his fun and friendly Skinhead pack. Finding a new lease of life; girls, parties, Ben Sherman shirts, Doc Martin boots and shaven hairstyles young Shaun is welcomed, life during this summer holiday has got a whole lot better. That is until Combo arrives on the scene bitter, dangerous, racist, militant and psychotic life for young Shaun has just approached his first major crossroads. This is England is a look back at the early eighties of British working-class life through the eyes of young Shaun and his new gang, and dealing with the bitterness of outside influences such as racism and xenophobia, of mass unemployment and the fall out of the Falkland's War; Thatcher's Britain: Did we ever have it so good? When you see ... Written by Cinema_Fan
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
27 April 2007 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Afti einai i Anglia See more »Box Office
Budget:
£1,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$18,430 (USA) (27 July 2007)Gross:
$327,919 (USA) (16 November 2007)Company Credits
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Written by Charlie Harper and Steve Slack
Performed by U.K. Subs
Published by Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd
(P) 1980 Gem Records Ltd
Issued under exclusive license from Demon Music Group Ltd
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The poster on the wall (in the room in which Shaun has his hair-cut and puts on his new shirt) features six classic bands of the British Ska and 2Tone movement, and is from 1981's live vinyl album Dance Craze: The Best of British Ska...Live! The bands on the poster are Bad Manners, The Beat, The Bodysnatchers, Madness, The Selecter and The Specials. See more »Goofs
The learner car that Combo drives has a 2005 tax disc displayed on the windscreen. See more »Quotes
Combo: [to Sandhu] Don't you fucking dare backchat me, or I will slay you now where you fucking stand, you fucking Paki cunt!See more »
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"Warhead"Written by Charlie Harper and Steve Slack
Performed by U.K. Subs
Published by Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd
(P) 1980 Gem Records Ltd
Issued under exclusive license from Demon Music Group Ltd
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A snippet of life in 1983- told through the eyes of an impressionable 12 year old-against the back-drop of the Falklands War.
This film shows Director Shane Meadows at his best, a new generation Mike Leigh/Ken Loach. Gritty, ultra-real story telling (not least because it reflects time and events from Meadows own childhood.
From the outside this movie might look like an all out "Doom and Gloom" exercise (akin to Nil By Mouth?), but it is so much more! It has a great sense of love and nostalgia for the time and place-not too mention the Skinhead culture. However, it also shows how the initially innocent fashion trend of the Skinhead- which came from the "Mods" and "Ska" music scene- was twisted and subverted by a racist element from within. Fashioning a striking look (near bald heads with imposing Dr Martin boots) a perfect foil for those wanting to make a clear impression of aggression for the National Front.
Performances are great- Turgoose as the young fatherless lonely boy- searching for someone to lead the way. Special mention to Stephen Graham as the aggressive, neo-Nazi, Combo. He is a horribly violent man, but played with such depth by Graham, you can see he has his own issues which have destroyed him. Ultimately, he is the saddest and most tragic of all the characters in it.Graham's is an Oscar/Bafta performance if ever there was one! Summary- A brilliant slice of life from the 80's reconstructed with love , affection, humour and a dash of "Venom"- eat your heart out "Spideyman"!