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.
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Director
Shane Meadows
Screenplay
Shane Meadows
Tagline
"Run with the crowd, stand alone, you decide."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$2,380,000
Revenue
$8,176,544
Production
EM Media, UK Film Council, Screen Yorkshire, Big Arty Productions, Film4 Productions
badelf
March 12, 2026
Directed by Shane Meadows “How economic precarity and national humiliation curdle into hate” could be the subtitle of This Is England, but that makes it sound more schematic than it is. What Shane Meadows has made here is first and foremost one of the most fascinating coming‑of‑age films I’ve ever seen, and only secondarily a political anatomy of how a lonely child becomes raw material for the ...
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