Andrew Shim,
Frank Harper,
George Newton,
Jack O'Connell,
Jo Hartley
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It's 1983 and school is out. Twelve-year-old Shaun is a lonely boy growing up in a grim coastal town in northern England, whose father died fighting in the Falklands War. Over the course of the summer...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 13, 2007
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December 19, 2009A terrific film that reminded me of American History X, only this one is even better. A little less polish, a little more heart.
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November 11, 2009"Run with the crowd, stand alone, you decide."
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 ...( read more) -
October 2, 2009A great British film, gritty and hard hitting and made on a shoe string budget. It doesn't matter the story and acting make this a very powerful film and it deserves all the awards and accolades it has received.
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September 29, 2009Shane Meadows is by far ones of the best directors working today. This is a fine film with some great performances and a fantastic story. This should be on the school curriculum!
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January 26, 2009I don't know, it's about everything: . . . suicide, despair, where did our hope go? Lost hope, that's it, lost hope. . . . Yeah, well, you think everything is boring. I mean, you know, you wouldn't say that if it was the Lost Hope Diet.
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January 5, 2010A story of a young man coming to his own. Based in England. Set in the 80's.
A very touching film. Shawn is 12 and growing up, and finding some new friends that take him under their wings.
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December 20, 2009Set against the backdrop of the Falklands War in 1983, bullied 12 year old Shaun finds solace with a gang of mischevious skinheads but soon turns to extremism and racism when Combo, fresh out of jail starts spewing his hate filled rants which inspires the lad to go down the wrong...( read more)
Critic Reviews
August 10, 2007
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
August 10, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The movie is taut, tense, relentless. It shows why Shaun feels he needs to belong to a gang, what he gets out of it and how it goes wrong. Without saying so, it also explains why skinheads are skinheads. full review
July 25, 2007
Armond White, The New York Press
It's only a half-great film, which is to say that its best moments are more perceptive and powerful than any other movie this summer. full review
July 24, 2007
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
The director's affectionate warts-and-all portrait of his milieu and subculture is blistering, cogently capturing how England's early-'80s skinhead movement was driven less by blind racial intolerance... full review
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July 17, 2008This was a good film and I, very much, liked it! The boy did a great job of acting and so did the supporting cast. It was sad to read the ending credits though; poor kid. I loved this movie and everyone should see it!
Take care all,
William
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May 13, 2007a great look at life in the 80s and the thatcher years, and great performances all round, also a great follow up by shane meadows, after dead mans shoes, dident think he could do better
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