This is England

1983, 12-year-old badass Shaun doesn’t fit in anywhere. He gets into fights everywhere and he has given up on almost everyone. Pissed about a fight at school, he walks back home where he meets Woody and his friends, a bunch of skinheads hanging around on the street. Soon he becomes part of the gang and parties just like all of them. But one night, old school Combo comes back from prison and things start to change.

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Worth the Popcorn?

This is a brilliant capture of the 80's England and one boy's search for belonging. Mixed with a documentary style, it is engaging and funny, but frightening at times. There's so much depth in about every character, it's clear the director didn't want to display a stereotypical subculture. As I understand, this is also because of the semi-autobiographical story. Proving Shane Meadows is a director to keep an eye one.