Film · Drama
This Is England
“Run with the crowd, stand alone, you decide.”
20071h 42mDir Shane Meadows7.5TMDB
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.
Top Cast
27 total
Thomas Turgoose
as Shaun
Stephen Graham
as Combo
Jo Hartley
as Cynth
Andrew Shim
as Milky
Vicky McClure
as Lol
Joseph Gilgun
as Woody
Rosamund Hanson
as Smell
Andrew Ellis
as Gadget
The scene we cut
Combo's speech
"Do you consider yourself English?" Stephen Graham's Combo turns a front room into a rally.
Meadows based the film on his own childhood in Uttoxeter. Thomas Turgoose had never acted, was found at a local drop in centre, and refused to audition unless he was paid five pounds.
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