- After being sent to a detention center, a teenage skinhead clashes with the social workers, who want to conform him to the status quo.
- Trevor is a 16 year old, sometimes-violent skinhead with no regard for authority, and would rather spend his time stealing cars than sitting in the detention centre to which he is sent. His social worker, Harry Parker, tries to do his best, but Trevor is only interested when there's something that he can get out of it. The authorities within the centre try to make Trevor conform to the norms of society, but he takes no notice, and would rather speak in a torrent of four-letter words and racial abuse.—Dominic Robinson <mcclane@sound.demon.co.uk>
- Seeing himself as the latest victim of the state's authoritarianism, Trevor, an antisocial, racist, and habitual sixteen-year-old offender, takes great pride in his white heritage. With "enemies" scattered all over Britain, bright but perpetually angry Trevor is utterly convinced that he can beat the dream-crushing system by aggression, violence, and defiance, burning his bridges with friends, family, and social workers alike. But Trevor is unintimidated by the prospect of incarceration, and, when all else fails, there is no place to go but down.—Nick Riganas
- The film follows a short period in the life of the 16 year old skinhead Trevor.Starting with a court appearance Trevor moves to an assessment centre where he continues to rant against authority.Refusing to sign the "contract" he goes on a trail of violent destruction in the job centre and on the streets of London.After a rampage on asian homes and ending up ramming into a police car outside a police station he finally ends up at his social workers home and gives himself up.The final confrontation with authority leaves no doubt that he is doomed to spend his life in jail at the mercy of authority.A docu style piece at 76 minutes this made for tv film introduces Tim Roth as an exeptional talent who went on to a great career .
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