This is England 2007

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This is England (2007)

Rating: 4 on 5
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This is England: 18 (Contains very strong racist violence and language)
Cast: Andrew Shim, Vicky McClure, Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley, Andrew Ellis, Joseph Gilgun, Kieran Hardcastle, George Newton, Jack O'Connell, Thomas Turgoose
Director: Shane Meadows
Producer: Tessa Ross, Peter Carlton, Paul Trijbits, Kate Ogborn, Will Clarke
Writer: Shane Meadows
Duration: 01:41:00
Official Site: http://www.thisisenglandmovie.co.uk/#
Release: Friday April 27 2007
Genre: Drama
Distributor: Optimum Releasing

Synopsis

It's 1983 and school is out. Twelve-year-old Shaun is a lonely boy growing up in a grim coastal town in northern England, whose father died fighting in the Falklands War. Over the course of the summer holiday he befriends a group of local skinheads. With his pent-up rage and frustration, Shaun finds exactly what he needs in the gang-mischief, mayhem and brotherhood. He also meets the volatile and boorish Combo, an older skinhead who sees himself in Shaun. Adopting Shaun as his protege, Combo leads the gang down a hate spewing path that culminates in an irreversible act of violence.