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Somers Town
Comedy, Drama - 2008
Somers Town
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6.9
96%
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Two teenagers, both newcomers to London, forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summer. Tomo (Thomas Turgoose) is a runaway from Nottingham; Marek (Piotr Jagiello) lives in the district of Somers Town, between King's Cross and Euston stations, where his dad is working on a new rail link.
Director:
,
Shane Meadows
Cast:
,
Huggy Leaver
,
Perry Benson
,
Thomas Turgoose
,
Kate Dickie
,
Trevor Cooper
,
Steven Hillman
,
Ireneusz Czop
,
Piotr Jagiello
,
Elisa Lasowski
,
Mark Monero

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Details

Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
71 min
Release date:
22 Aug 2008
Country:
GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
3 wins & 6 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
A small but important film about small but important lives, the latest drama from Shane Meadows further confirms that more people should know about this gifted director.
– Elizabeth Weitzman,
New York Daily News,
17 Jul 2009
fresh:
However thin, the story of these rootless youths, estranged from mothers and native cities, has a certain universality and appeal.
– Carrie Rickey,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
30 Jul 2009
fresh:
Somers Town is a funny and endearing character comedy whose extra-brief, 70-minute running time proves perfectly adequate for its slender, episodic story.
– Gary Goldstein,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Aug 2009
fresh:
Somers Town is a small-scale jewel that will surprise you with its buoyant look at blighted lives.
– Walter V. Addiego,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Aug 2009
fresh:
Turgoose continues to convince as a kid whose personality wavers daily if not hourly, while Jagiello playfully suggests that Marek is becoming the perfect straight man.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
17 Sep 2009
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