Goodbye Charlie Bright
2001
The friendship between two boys from a council estate one summer. Read more
| Starring | Paul Nicholls, Danny Dyer, Dani Behr, David Thewlis |
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| Director | Nick Love |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Goodbye Charlie Bright
The friendship between two boys from a council estate one summer.
| Starring | Paul Nicholls, Danny Dyer, Dani Behr, David Thewlis, Phil Daniels |
|---|---|
| Director | Nick Love |
| Studio | CINEMA CLUB |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 24 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 30 May 2005 Production year: 2001 |
| Format | DVD |
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A rite-of-passage yarn about a bunch of lifelong mates on a south London council estate and the last long, hot summer that they spend together before circumstances send them off on separate ways. The film charts their close but volatile kinship against a backdrop of the usual “laddish” behaviour, from petty pilfering to a more serious confrontation with a troubled Falklands War veteran. While the script and direction are erratic, the film benefits enormously from the authenticity of location filming and from credible performances by a young cast, headed by former EastEnders star Paul Nicholls. David Thewlis, Phil Daniels and one-time The Word presenter Dani Behr also appear. It's writer/director Nick Love's first feature, and he'll make better films, but this is a very bright start.
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Lively coming-of-age drama of teenagers seeking any form of excitement to stave off boredom, while shades of the prison-house close around them.
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18 out of 27 people found this review helpful
goodbye charlie bright
Good story-telling, well-paced gritty realism; this film will shock, make you laugh and feel much more for this bunch of law-avoiding youths from a council estate. An occasionally clumsy but overall enjoyable early offering from director Nick Love, who has recently produced the contraversial 'football factory', this film's true strength lies in its editing - brilliantly undertaken by rising star Stuart Gazzard.
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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Unique
In a word ... this film is unique. It's a story of 4 young friends growing up on a council estate. If you liked the 90's there are a lot of nostalgic clothing and music included in the film. 'GBCB' is a film that will take you through the up's and down's in the character's lives and keep you fully entertained if you appreciate good quality acting in a low budget film. If you look past the lack of funds to make it ... it is an entertaining watch. The lack of funds in fact gives the film a quirky edge. Overall a decent film ... worth watching if you are a fan of Nick Love's work.
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