Andrew Shim, Frank Harper, George Newton
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
Stats: 7,915 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (7,915)
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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, 2009
A 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.
A young boy bullied at school joins the local skinheads in early 80'...( read more) -
September 29, 2009
Shane 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, 2009
I 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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October 21, 2009
Fantastic, realalistic and emotional. A fine film from Shane Meadows, living up perfectly to Dead Man's Shoes and A Room For Romeo Brass.
Shane Meadows has always had a knack for making gritty British films and this one is definitely no exception. In fact, this is by far the g...( read more) -
October 18, 2009
A movie about racism, friendship, humanity. Run with the crowd, stand alone, you decide. A simple story but good performances and some nice shots! Worth watching !
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September 20, 2009
Emotionally hard hitting and absolutely shocking. The film gets nearly impossible to watch as the characters self-destruct, and the ending really disturbed me.
Critic Reviews
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
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
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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