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 Shane Meadows.
Won 1 BAFTA Film Award14 wins & 16 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
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A drama that's so potent and persuasive yet also natural and intimate that it almost has the heft of a documentary.
– Bruce Westbrook,
Houston Chronicle,
7 Sep 2007
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It may be the best work to date from the talented 34-year-old writer-director of Twenty Four Seven (1997).
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
7 Sep 2007
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Its tough but moving neo-realist approach make it one of the better British films of recent times.
– Richard James Havis,
Hollywood Reporter,
9 Nov 2007
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You wouldn't think a film about a group of British skinheads during the early 1980s could be a sweet, nostalgic coming-of-age period piece, but that's the surprise of the authentic, fresh and utterly relevant This Is England.
– Jennie Punter,
Globe and Mail,
9 Nov 2007
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How sad and predictable is the fate of those who counsel violence as a means to an end. And yet how poignant it all seems when viewed through Shane Meadows' thoughtful lens.