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Runaway Tomo (Thomas Turgoose) arrives in London with nothing but a bag and a swagger. Within hours, the bag has been stolen and a chance meeting with bored Polish teenager Marek proves Tomo’s only hope. Together, the two pursue moneymaking scams – as well as the affections of local waitresses. Despite the bleakness of the .. Read more
| Starring | Perry Benson, Risade Campbell, Ireneusz Czop, Kate Dickie |
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| Director | Shane Meadows |
| Genres | Drama |
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Runaway Tomo (Thomas Turgoose) arrives in London with nothing but a bag and a swagger. Within hours, the bag has been stolen and a chance meeting with bored Polish teenager Marek proves Tomo’s only hope. Together, the two pursue moneymaking scams – as well as the affections of local waitresses. Despite the bleakness of the innerLondon setting, this is Shane Meadows at his most charming, compassionate and hilarious.
| Starring | Perry Benson, Risade Campbell, Ireneusz Czop, Kate Dickie, Ryan Ford, Mariusz Gajewski, Eddy Hasson, Levi Hayes, Piotr Jagiello, Anna Jenson, Thomas Turgoose |
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| Director | Shane Meadows |
| Studio | ELEVATION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 15 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 15 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 8 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Hot Hits, FILMCLUB Recommends... |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 2008 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 31 Dec 2011 To Rent: DVD: 12 Jan 2009 Blu-ray: 12 Jan 2009 |
| Watch now | Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant. Subscribe. |
Shane Meadows is a British filmmaker with no equivalent. At 35, he has five features and a host of shorts behind him.... read more on Time Out
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Interesting but abrupt...
Put director Shane Meadows and superb young actor Thomas Turgoose together and you can be forgiven for immediately thinking.. Brilliant... 'This England'... read more »
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A little boring
Took a while to get going, but I suppose I enjoyed it in the end! But rest of family fell asleep
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Meadows Magic (again!)
Great film even though it betrayed it's origins as a short film and felt a bit stretched to fit the running time. Meadows delivers as ever.
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Charming and engageing
I loved the look of the film and the sound track. It does lack a thrilling plot line but if that's what you want this isn't the film for you. In my ... read more »
Shane Meadows has been given a major award at this year's Edinburgh International Festival. The Dead Man's Shoes director scooped the Michael Powell Award for best new British feature for his new film Somers Town, which focuses on the adventures of a Polish teenager in London. The jury voted for Meadows unanimously, saying: "It is a great pleasure to recognise Somers Town as the freshest, most imaginative, maverick work deserving of the Michael Powell Award." Scots actor Robert... Read more