This is England

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 in 1983 and twelve-year-old Shaun is about to find a dangerous new group of friends. Having lost his father in the Falkland War, life has been lonely in this grim coastal town in northern England. But when Shaun meets the local skinheads, their companionship, and even th...

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Corporate Authors: Big Arty Productions (Firm), EM Media (Firm), Film Four International, Screen Yorkshire (Firm), UK Film Council, Warp Films, IFC Films, Genius Products, Inc
Other Authors: Herbert, Mark, Meadows, Shane, Turgoose, Thomas, Graham, Stephen, Hartley, Jo, Shim, Andrew, McClure, Vicky, Gilgun, Joe, Ellis, Andrew, Benson, Perry, Buxton, Darrell
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : [Solana Beach, Calif.] : IFC Films ; distributed by Genius Products, [2007]
Edition:Widescreen presentation
Subjects:
Skinheads > England > Drama.
Youth and violence > England > Drama.
Gangs > England > Drama.
Feature films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Films for the hearing impaired.
Videos > Dinand.
England > Drama.
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Summary:School is out for the summer in 1983 and twelve-year-old Shaun is about to find a dangerous new group of friends. Having lost his father in the Falkland 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. Under his leadership, the gang and young Shawn will arrive at an irreversible act of violence. Based upon the experiences of director Shane Meadows.
Item Description:DVD release of the 2006 motion picture.
Enhanced for widescreen tvs.
Special Features: Deleted scenes; The making of "This is England"; Interview with writer/director Shane Meadows; commentaries by director and producer and actors; Essay by Darrell Buxton on Skinhead Culture; Essay by Darrell Buxton on "The Falklands: A Pathetic War"; Theatrical trailer.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD ; Region 1 ; NTSC ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; DTS.
Audience:MPAA Rating: Not Rated.
Awards:Winner, British Independent Film Award, 2006 ; Winner, UK Film Talent Award, London Film Festival, 2006 ; Winner, Best Director Award, Newport International Film Festival, 2007.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Danny Cohen ; editor, Chris Wyatt ; music, Ludovico Einaudi ; costume designer, Jo Thompson ; production designer, Mark Leese.
ISBN:1594449082
9781594449086
Participant or Performer:Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley, Andrew Shim, Vicky McClure, Joe Gilgun, Rosamund Nanson, Andrew Ellis, Perry Benson, George Newton.
Language:Closed-captioned.
In English (SDH) with optional Spanish subtitles.

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