This is England (Original title)
Date: 27 April 2007 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Shane Meadows
Synopsis: Set in 1983. Follows Shaun, a twelve-year-old who is lonely and missing his father who has been killed in the Falklands War. He is befriended by a gang of laidback skinheads led by Woody, who take him under their wing. However, things change when the older and unpredictable Combo is released from prison. He tries to steer his old friends towards racist politics, but this splits the gang. Shaun chooses to stay with Combo, confused by the latter's praise of his father and his admiration for Shaun. Combo takes those who remain to a National Front meeting and tries to transform Shaun into a racist thug.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Skinheads, National Front
Releases
Date: 27 April 2007Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 102 mins Length: 9220 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Optimum Releasing
Date: 27 April 2007Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 102 mins Dialogue (original): English / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: Optimum Releasing
Date: 27 April 2007 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Shane Meadows
Synopsis: Set in 1983. Follows Shaun, a twelve-year-old who is lonely and missing his father who has been killed in the Falklands War. He is befriended by a gang of laidback skinheads led by Woody, who take him under their wing. However, things change when the older and unpredictable Combo is released from prison. He tries to steer his old friends towards racist politics, but this splits the gang. Shaun chooses to stay with Combo, confused by the latter's praise of his father and his admiration for Shaun. Combo takes those who remain to a National Front meeting and tries to transform Shaun into a racist thug.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Skinheads, National Front
Releases
Date: 27 April 2007Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 102 mins Length: 9220 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Optimum Releasing
Date: 27 April 2007Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 102 mins Dialogue (original): English / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: Optimum Releasing
Credits
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©/Production Company: Warp Films, ©/In association with: FilmFour, ©/Production Company: UK Film Council, ©/In association with: EM Media, Screen Yorkshire, In association with: Big Arty, Ingenious Film Partners, Part funded by: European Regional Development Fund, Made with the support of: UK Film Council New Cinema Fund, Made with the support of: Yorkshire Forward, European Union, Made through: Screen Yorkshire Production Fund, International Sales: The Works International Sales Ltd, Executive Producer: Kate Ogborn, Executive Producer: Will Clarke, Executive Producer: Hugo Heppell, Executive Producer: Peter Touche, Executive Producer: Tessa Ross, Executive Producer: Peter Carlton, Executive Producer: Paul Trijbits, Produced by: Mark Herbert, Co-producer: Louise Meadows, Line Producer: Julia Valentine, For Warp Films: Barry Ryan, For Warp Films: Steve Beckett, Kev Fleming, For FilmFour (Head of Production): Tracey Josephs, For FilmFour (Production Manager): Gerardine O'Flynn, For FilmFour (Business Affairs): Paul Grindey, Chris Irvine, For UKFC (Senior Executive): Emma Clarke, For UKFC (Production Accountant): Andrea Mathuis, For UKFC (Senior Business Affairs Exec): Natalie Bass, For EM Media (Executive Producer): Lizzie Francke, For EM Media (Head of Communications): Emily Lappin, For EM Media (Communications Executive): Sally Hodgson, For IMSL on behalf of IFP (Production): Jane Moore, Peter Touche, For IMSL on behalf of IFP (Legal/Bs Af): Alison Brister, For IMSL on behalf of IFP (Accounting): Mark Fielding, For Screen Yorkshire: Kaye Elliott, For Screen Yorkshire: Helen Perkins, Victoria Leeson, Production Manager: Nina Sagemoen, Assistant Co-ordinator: Oliver Allgrove, Production Accountant: Fraser Grant, Location Accountant: John Udall, Location/Unit Manager: Richard Knight, Location Manager (Assistant): Emma Yeomans, Location Manager (Additionl Photography): Emma Yeomans, Location Scout: Leon Ballin, Post-production Supervisor: Helen de Winter, Post-production Assistant: Ally Gipps, Production Assistant: Libby Durdy, Production Assistant: Rachel Clark, Assistant Director (1st): Griffin, Tony Ahearne, Assistant Director (2nd): Matt Huntley, Nickie Sault, Assistant Director (3rd): Peter Foster, Christian Rigg, Assistant Director (Additional Phot 1st): Nickie Sault, Assistant Director (Additional Phot 2nd): Christian Rigg, Assistant Director (Additional Phot 3rd): Nicola Parfit, Script Supervisor: Diarmid Scrimshaw, Casting: Louise Meadows, Casting: Des Hamilton, Casting (Additional): Michelle Smith, Casting (Assistant): Alistair Mackay, Written by: Shane Meadows, Script Consultant: Andrew Vickers, Mary Burke, Director of Photography: Danny Cohen, B Camera Operator: Zac Nicholson, 1st Assistant Camera: Adrian O'Toole, 1st Assistant Camera (B): Oliver Driscoll, 1st Assistant Camera (Additional Phot): Ian Struthers, 2nd Assistant Camera: Andy Hill, 2nd Assistant Camera (Additional Phot): Barny Crocker, Gaffer: Andy Lowe, Key Grip: Alex Mott, Stills Photographer: Dean Rogers, Editor: Chris Wyatt, Production Designer: Mark Leese, Art Director: Caroline Grebbell, Assistant Art Director: Martin Kelly, Set Dresser: Paul Campbell, Set Dresser: Kevin Scarrott, Set Dresser: Neil Smith, Props Buyer: Lee Porter, Props Master: Simon Bailey, Standby Props: Mat Bergel, Construction Manager: Alex Robertson, Costume Designer: Jo Thompson, Costume Designer (Additional Phot): Jo Thompson, Costume Assistant: Amy Broatch, Costume Assistant: Mareill Gireno, Nat Turner, Costume Assistant (Additional Phot): Natasha Bardusco, Wardrobe Supervisor: Debbie O'Brien, Hair and Make-up Supervisor: Donald Mcinnes, Make-up and Hair Designer: Catherine Scoble, Make-up Dailies: Veronica Lewis, Ailsa Davies, Make-up Artist (Additional Phot): Donald Mcinnes, Make-up Assistant (Additional Phot): Lily Beckett, Title Design: MotionFX, Digital Intermediate: MotionFX, Original Music: Ludovico Einaudi, Music Supervisor: John Boughtwood, Sound Designer: Ben Harvey, Matthew Hall, Sound Recordist: Dave Sansom, Sound Recordist (Additional Phot): John Hughes, Boom Operator: Paul Watson, Boom Operator (Additional Phot): Jo Manly, Re-recording Mixer: Andrew Stirk, Supervising Sound Editor: Greg Marshall, Dialogue Editor: Susan Pennington, Foley Artist: Dave Poulton, Foley Artist: Ian Waggott, Foley (Sound Recordist): Dave Croft, Supervising Foley Editor: Leyton Rooney, Stunt Co-ordinator: Riky Ash, Stunt Co-ordinator (Additional Phot): Riky Ash, Colin Batchford, Armourer: Mark Shelley, EPK Director: Dean Rogers, UK Publicity: emfoundation, Keeley Naylor
Cast
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Thomas Turgoose (Shaun Fields), Stephen Graham (Combo), Jo Hartley (Cynth), Andrew Shim (Milky), Vicky McClure (Lol), Joseph Gilgun (Woody), Rosamund Hanson (Smell), Andrew Ellis (Gadget), Perry Benson (Meggy), George Newton (Banjo), Frank Harper (Lenny), Jack O'Connell (Pukey Nicholls), Kriss Dosanjh (Mr Sandhu), Kieran Hardcastle (Kes), Chanel Cresswell (Kelly), Danielle Watson (Trev), Sophie Ellerby (Pob), Hannah Walters (shoe shop assistant), Michael Socha (Bully), Dave Laws (Mr Dudley), Aisling Loftus (Abigail Pollock), Joe Sentence (Adam Waghorn), Shane Meadows (chip shop owner), Pamela Cundell (Gadget's nan), Eliot-Otis Brown-Walters (poor mate 1), Ian Smith, Dave Blant (teacher), Seamus O'Neill (DJ Dave D), Dave Blant (teacher 1), Ladene Hall (Miss Shaw), Harold Gould (Mr Thacker), Betty Gould (Mrs Thacker), Stuart Wolfenden (Jaybo), Giorgia Groome (Abigail's friend), Gabriel Jennings (Adam's friend), Matthew Blamires, James Burrows (teasing kid), Harpal Hayer, Terry Haywood, Nimesh Jami (football kid)