This Is England

British filmmaker Shane Meadows looks back at his own youth in this semi-autobiographical comedy drama that examines skinhead culture in the U.K. It's the summer of 1983, and Shaun (Thomas Turgoose) is a 12-year-old boy edging into adolescence without a father, his dad having lost his life the year ...more

Rising up through the ranks with such gritty indies films as Twentyfourseven, A Room for Romeo Brass, Once Upon a Time in the Midlands, and Dead Man's Shoes, English filmmaker Shane Meadows has proven himself one of the most unique voices in contemporary British cinema. While at their core Meadows' films are always deeply personal, they also have a remarkable way of tapping into the collective conscience. Culled from actual events that took place in Meadows' youth, This Is England maintains an ...more