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This Is England

Year:

2007

Duration:

101 min

Genres:

Crime | Drama

IMDB rate:

7.7

Director:

Shane Meadows

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 14 wins & 14 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2007-04-27

Filming Locations: Boston, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $18,430 (USA) (29 July 2007)

Gross: $327,919 (USA) (18 November 2007)

Cast

Actor

Character

Joseph Gilgun

This Is England

Jack O'Connell

This Is England

Thomas Turgoose

Shaun

Stephen Graham

Combo

Jo Hartley

Cynth

Andrew Shim

Milky

Vicky McClure

Lol

Rosamund Hanson

Smell

Andrew Ellis

Gadget

Perry Benson

Meggy

George Newton

Banjo

Frank Harper

Lenny

Kriss Dosanjh

Mr. Sandhu

Kieran Hardcastle

Kes

Chanel Cresswell

Kelly

Danielle Watson

Trev

Sophie Ellerby

Pob

Hannah Walters

Shoe Shop Assistant

Dave Laws

Mr. Dudley

Michael Socha

Bully

Ian Smith

Teacher

Dave Blant

Teacher

Matthew Blamires

Teasing kid

James Burrows

Teasing kid

Harpal Hayer

Football kid

Terry Haywood

Football kid

Nimesh Jani

Football kid

David Claridge

Roland Rat

Duran Duran

Themselves (archive footage) (uncredited)

Simon Le Bon

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Prince Charles

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Princess Diana

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ronald Reagan

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Robert Stone

Man (uncredited)

Margaret Thatcher

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The feud between Shaun and Mr. Sandhu is strikingly similar to a scene from Cracker: To Be a Somebody: Part 1 (1994) in which the main villain, Albie Kinsella (played by 'Robert Carlyle') is wronged by a Pakistani shopkeeper and later returns to the shop as a skinhead to take revenge. In both cases, the word "Paki" is used frequently and the shopkeeper is threatened with a stabbing weapon, only while Albie kills the shopkeeper with a bayonet, Combo does not kill Sandhu with his machete.

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The poster on the wall (in the room in which Shaun has his hair-cut and puts on his new shirt) features six classic bands of the British Ska and 2Tone movement, and is from 1981's live vinyl album Dance Craze: The Best of British Ska...Live! The bands on the poster are Bad Manners, The Beat, The Bodysnatchers, Madness, The Selecter and The Specials.

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At a Q&A period following this film's world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, director Shane Meadows noted that the grim skinhead influenced upbringing of the 11-year-old protagonist was a true portrayal of his own childhood and many of the events depicted were drawn from his early life.

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Goofs

The track "Since Yesterday" by Strawberry Switchblade can be heard on the radio although the song was not released until November 1984.

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The learner car that Combo drives has a 2005 tax disc displayed on the windscreen.

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When Shaun first meets with Woody, Milky and the other skinheads, in the tunnel after the fight at Shaun's school, you can clearly see that they've written 'Screwdriver' with spray-paint, but the group it refers to is spelt 'Skrewdriver'.

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Quotes

Smell: You might look about four, but you kiss like a fourty year old!

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Shaun: I just wondered if you'd like to be my girlfriend. I think you're lovely.

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Combo: [Gadget steals countless jars of sweets from Sandhu's shop] Fuckin' hell, Gadge. Couldn't you get any more fucking sweets, man?

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Faq

Did schools still practice corporal punishment at this time?

Yes, corporal punishment in British state schools was not abolished until July 1986, three years after the setting of the film.

Does Milky die?

The movie ends with Milky still in the hospital, as far as I can tell. The only reference afterwards is when Thomas is sitting on his bed and his mum says Milky will be alright.Also, in the televison series sequel This is England 86' Milky is shown to be alive and is one of the main characters.

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