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Title: This Is England (2006)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Thomas Turgoose | ... | Shaun | |
| Stephen Graham | ... | Combo | |
| Jo Hartley | ... | Cynth | |
| Andrew Shim | ... | Milky | |
| Vicky McClure | ... | Lol | |
| Joseph Gilgun | ... | Woody (as Joe Gilgun) | |
| Rosamund Hanson | ... | Smell | |
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Andrew Ellis | ... | Gadget |
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Perry Benson | ... | Meggy |
| George Newton | ... | Banjo | |
| Frank Harper | ... | Lenny | |
| Jack O'Connell | ... | Pukey Nicholls | |
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Kriss Dosanjh | ... | Mr. Sandhu |
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Kieran Hardcastle | ... | Kes |
| Chanel Cresswell | ... | Kelly | |
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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I wouldn't normally bother inflicting my opinion on others via this database. However, I felt compelled to re-iterate all the positive reviews and comments I've seen here and elsewhere for this truly wonderful film.
I was lucky enough to be given a free ticket for the BFI Festival viewing last Tuesday. A wonderful woman (now known as Lily) collared me in the queue for tickets and generously offered me a spare.
We sat down and I knew things were looking good when the cast were introduced but eschewed the usual Q&A session by quickly introducing themselves and asking us to simply enjoy the film adding that if anyone had any questions at the end they'd be milling around for a chat.
Anyway, enough of the preamble, to the film - it's an exemplary piece of work beautifully encapsulating the feelings of the eighties. The avarice of that time (both political and economic) juxtaposed against the heightened sense of revolt against a Thatcherite government that truly didn't seem to give a toss about anyone who wasn't on the gravy train.
The script is razor sharp and the acting excellent! I'm not going to waste your time reviewing it but I will say, please go and see it for yourself (especially if you were growing up during the eighties)...
You'll be rewarded with a superb soundtrack, laughter, sadness and at times real, palpable, tension.
Love & Rockets, Lord E.