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'This is England' interviews
Q&As with the film's director and stars plus our four-star review of the film.
Apr 27 2007
Shane Meadows' 'This is England' hits cinema screens on Friday, and if there's a better British film released this year, I'll be impressed.
Set in 1983, the film tells the tale of 12-year-old Shaun, a bullied youngster still reeling from the death of his father in the Falklands War. During the course of his summer holidays, Shaun makes friends with a group of older skinheads, who take him under their wing and show him the time of his life. But the arrival of racist ex-con Combo changes the dynamics of the group, triggering anger, resentment and eventually violence.
To read our review of the film, click here, and to read interviews with writer director Shane Meadows and stars Andrew Shim, Vicky McClure and Stephen Graham, simply click on their names.
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