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This Is England (2 Discs)
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Special Features

 

  • Commentary with director Shane Meadows, producer Mark Herbert and lead actor Thomas Turgoose
  • Behind the scenes
  • Deleted scenes
  • Interview with Shane Meadows
  • Interview with Mark Herbert
  • Production Departments: Hair, Make-up and Costumes
  • Crew interviews and Rehearsals
  • Production Design Essays on Skinheads and The Falklands War
  • Cast Biographies
  • Theatrical Trailer

Review

 

Roland Rat, Margaret Thatcher; Rubik's Cubes, the Royal Wedding; aerobics, skinheads... It's 1983, and the schools are breaking up for summer.

Shaun is 12 and a bit of a loner, growing up with his mum in a grim coastal town, his dad was killed fighting in the Falklands War. On his way home from school, where he's been tormented all day for wearing flares, he runs into a group of skinheads, who against expectations turn out to be friendly and take him under their wing. Soon Shaun discovers parties, girls and snappy dressing, and finds some role models in Woody, Milky and the rest of the gang. But when an older, overtly racist skinhead returns home from prison, the easy camaraderie of the group is broken, and Shaun is drawn into much more uncomfortable territory...

Customer Reviews

 

Customer rating on This Is England (2 Discs): 4.5 out of 5 stars

Average rating (85 reviews)

Customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars Not bad but overated!! Meadows has done better!

IrishPete | 02/05/2009 | See all IrishPete's reviews (65) »

There is a good message in this movie; however it moved with a pace which disallowed it to concentrate on the threads between scenes and between characters; however, the wardrobe on this production was excellent and realisitic. The storyline could have done without the bizarre underage relationship, which was a bit pointless. Some good scenes and great sounds but the script lacked a bit, and as a result the movie was predictable the whole way through. Meadows can do so much better. I love a good gritty British Drama - but this was patronising and boring to be honest.

Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars Realistic Drama

nikinoonoo | 22/02/2009 | See all nikinoonoo's reviews (289) »

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Director Shane Meadows directs yet another gritty,dark and disturbingly realistic film that is based on his own awful past.The story is about a troubled young boy who falls in with a group of wild boys in their late teens but things take a terrible turn when an older,thuggish,bigoted racist returns from prison.Very well-made

Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars Perfect!

ChelsieDagger | 01/02/2009 | See all ChelsieDagger's reviews (1) »

This is just what British Cinema needed to confirm it's place as a superb producer of quality films.

This Is England is absolutely outstanding.

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Technical Details

 

Perry Benson, Joseph Gilgun, Stephen Graham, Kieran Hardcastle, Frank Harper, Jo Hartley, Vicky McClure, George Newton, Jack O'Connell, Andrew Shim & Thomas Turgoose

Shane Meadows

18 years and over

2007

English

1 Hour and 40 Minutes (approx)

Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.

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