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This Is England Details

2006 Certificate 18
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July, 1983. School's out and 12 year-old Shaun (Turgoose) falls in with an amiable gang of skinheads and mods. Then National Front nut Combo (Graham) arrives on the scene, and being a little skinhead suddenly becomes far more than a fashion statement... Read more

Starring Stephen Graham, Frank Harper, Joseph Gilgun, Keiran Hardcastle
Director Shane Meadows
Genres Audio Descriptive, Drama

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This Is England

July, 1983. School's out and 12 year-old Shaun (Turgoose) falls in with an amiable gang of skinheads and mods. Then National Front nut Combo (Graham) arrives on the scene, and being a little skinhead suddenly becomes far more than a fashion statement...

Starring Stephen Graham, Frank Harper, Joseph Gilgun, Keiran Hardcastle, Jo Hartley, Vicky McLure, Jack O'Connell, George Newton, Andrew Shim, Andrew Ellis, Chanel Cresswell, Sophie Ellerby, Danielle Watson, Rosemund Hanson
Director Shane Meadows
Studio OPTIMUM HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 40 mins
Blu-ray: 1 hr 38 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Audio Descriptive, Drama
Language DVD: English, English Audio Description
Blu-ray: English
Released DVD: 03 Sep 2007
Blu-ray: 15 Sep 2008
Production year: 2006
Format DVD

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  • 4 stars out of

    This is England was the title under which Humphrey Jenningss 10-minute paean to beleaguered but indomitable... read more on Time Out

    • Ben Walters, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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    Rated - 1 star

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    this film was a load of rubbish a complete waste of time.

      • A customer from Braintree England
      • Posted 04 Dec 2007 13:01

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    Rated - 5 stars

    Well up There!

    I watched this first with two of my kids and next day with my partner. We all enjoyed it and I didn't find it hard to watch the film two days in a row. Not many films I could say that about. I thought the acting was great if a little over-acted in places; some great observation and good camera work. It's violent in places and a bit disturbing but not without cause - thought provoking but not subtle! Not as good as Dead Man's Shoes but it's in my Top Ten for the last 12 months.

      • A customer from Tunbridge Wells
      • Posted 27 Nov 2007 11:54

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    This Is England

    • 23 Apr 2007

    Father figures, mentors, men and boys, these are relationships that crop up in all five of Shane Meadows' films, and most often they are central. In This Is England, twelve-year-old Shaun (a brilliant performance from newcomer Thomas Turgoose) is mourning his dad, killed in action in the Falklands. The year is 1983, and Thatcher is riding a wave of rekindled nationalism on the rump of that victory. Shaun is lonely, vulnerable, and a ripe target for bullies. At an age when his identity is up... Read more

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48,404 Member ratings
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4,410
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