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This Is England (2007)
Director: Shane Meadows
Cast: Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley, Andrew Shim
7.7
93%Runtime101 min
Rating18
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A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends, even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.
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This Is England (2007) is a critically acclaimed drama film directed by Shane Meadows. The film has received widespread praise, with a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 7.7/10 rating on IMDb, indicating positive reception from both critics and audiences.
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Director Shane Meadows' 2007 drama This Is England offers a poignant, gritty portrait of a young boy's journey into the skinhead subculture of 1980s Britain, featuring a standout performance by Thomas Turgoose that captures the complex emotions of adolescence with raw authenticity.
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This Is England is a 2006 British coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Shane Meadows, and starring Thomas Turgoose and Stephen Graham. The plot centres on young skinheads in England in 1983, illustrating how their subculture became influenced by far-right politics. The film's title is a direct reference to a scene where the character Combo explains his nationalist views using the phrase "this is England" during his speech.
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