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A Way of Life
2004
A Way Of Life is a teenage tragedy which offers a chilling insight into racism whilst connecting us with the lives of five adolescents struggling to cling to their dreams. The film centres around teenage mother, Leigh-Anne Williams and her three friends: Robbie, a 17 year-old who is determined to move beyond his dead-end .. Read more
| Starring | Brenda Blethyn, Michael Conway, Marged Esli, Gareth Gethyn Evans |
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| Director | Amma Asante |
| Genres | Drama |
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A Way of Life
A Way Of Life is a teenage tragedy which offers a chilling insight into racism whilst connecting us with the lives of five adolescents struggling to cling to their dreams. The film centres around teenage mother, Leigh-Anne Williams and her three friends: Robbie, a 17 year-old who is determined to move beyond his dead-end community; Gavin, a 17 year-old who is desperately chasing love; and Stephen, a 15 year-old who is yearning for a Welsh identity. All of them operating along the margins of society... until one day, paranoia, boredom, frustration and anger form a lethal combination. When her baby girl's future appears threatened, Leigh-Anne's Turkish Muslim neighbour becomes the target of pent up anger and humiliation. A ferocious murder takes place which is seemingly driven by racial hatred, and in a moment the teenagers seal their fate.
A violent yet powerful story of a young mother and her child, of teenage romance and friendship. A Way Of Life draws you into a world of poverty, love, tenderness and hurt... a world which will challenge the way you look at life.
| Starring | Brenda Blethyn, Michael Conway, Marged Esli, Gareth Gethyn Evans, Lynsey France, Sara Gregory, Oliver Haden |
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| Director | Amma Asante |
| Studio | CINEMA CLUB |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 27 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 27 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 2004 On LOVEFiLM Instant: LOVEFiLM Instant: 29 Apr 2011 To Rent: DVD: 11 Apr 2005 |
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Gritty drama that tries to get behind tabloid headlines to show the realities facing the deprived; it reveals ferocious and unlovely truths about racism as the first refuge of the unemployed and the waste of life that leads to unthinking violence.
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- Halliwell's Film Guide
- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:44
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Grim and harrowing, but a must-see
A relentlessly unromantic view of the prejudices and difficulties of the British underclassses. No part of this film is easy viewing, but it's praiseworthy ... read more »
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- Rehan
- 126 reviews
- London
- 09 Jan 2006 at 23:39
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Needed music
Gritty - yep. But where was the mood music. The kind of film Shakin Stevens could have appeared in as a hotdog seller. My mum cried all the way through it - ... read more »
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Clumsy and poor, better of watching a good TV drama and I can't stand TV dramas.
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- Oswestry
- 05 Apr 2008 at 16:03
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uncomfortable viewing
Relentlessly bleak - superbly acted - not a film to be enjoyed, but a must to experience.
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- Aphro
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- SURBITON
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A Way Of Life is a teenage tragedy which offers a chilling insight into racism whilst connecting us with the lives of five adolescents struggling to cling to their dreams. The film centres around teenage mother, Leigh-Anne Williams and her three friends: Robbie, a 17 year-old who is determined to ...
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