This is England / FilmFour and the UK Film Council present in association with EM Media and Screen Yorkshire a Warp Films production in association with Big Arty Productions ; produced by Mark Herbert ; written and directed by Shane Meadows.
School is out for the summer and twelve-year-old Shaun is about to find a dangerous new group of friends. Having lost his father in the Fakland War, life has been lonely in this grim coastal town in northern England. But when Shaun meets the local skinheads, their companionship, and even their violence, appeal to Shaun's hurt and rage. Combo is an older volatile skinhead whom Shaun finds to be like a big brother and under his leadership, the gang and young Shawn will arrive at an irreversible act of violence.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (101 min.) : digital, sound, color
- Publisher: [Montreal, Quebec] : Alliance Films, [2013]
- Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]
- Copyright: ♭2013
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally distributed by Alliance Films, 2007. |
Restrictions on Access Note: | Access restricted to subscribers. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Danny Cohen ; editor, Chris Wyatt ; music, Ludovico Einaudi ; costume designer, Jo Thompson ; production designer, Mark Leese. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley, Andrew Shim, Vicky McClure, Joe Gilgun, Rosamund Nanson, Andrew Ellis, Perry Benson, George Newton. |
Target Audience Note: | CHV Rating: 18A. |
System Details Note: | Content available as a streaming video. |
Source of Description Note: | Title from distributor's web site (viewed Mar 31, 2015). |
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Subject: | Gangs > England > Drama. Skinheads > England > Drama. Youth and violence > England > Drama. England > Drama. |
Genre: | Streaming video. Feature films. Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.) |