This Is England (2006)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 41min
- Crime, Drama
- 27 Apr 2007 (UK)
- Movie
A young boy becomes friends with a gang of skinheads. Friends soon become like family, and relationships will be pushed to the very limit.
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- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 14 wins & 15 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Thomas Turgoose | ... |
Shaun
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| Stephen Graham | ... |
Combo
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| Jo Hartley | ... |
Cynth
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| Andrew Shim | ... |
Milky
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| Vicky McClure | ... |
Lol
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| Joe Gilgun | ... |
Woody
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| Rosamund Hanson | ... |
Smell
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| Andrew Ellis | ... |
Gadget
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Perry Benson | ... |
Meggy
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| George Newton | ... |
Banjo
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| Frank Harper | ... |
Lenny
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| Jack O'Connell | ... |
Pukey Nicholls
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| Kriss Dosanjh | ... |
Mr. Sandhu
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Kieran Hardcastle | ... |
Kes
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| Chanel Cresswell | ... |
Kelly
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Danielle Watson | ... |
Trev
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Sophie Ellerby | ... |
Pob
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| Hannah Walters | ... |
Shoe Shop Assistant
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Dave Laws | ... |
Mr. Dudley
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| Michael Socha | ... |
Bully / Harvey
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Ian Smith | ... |
Teacher
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Dave Blant | ... |
Teacher
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Matthew Blamires | ... |
Teasing kid
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James Burrows | ... |
Teasing kid
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Harpal Hayer | ... |
Football kid
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| Terry Haywood | ... |
Football kid
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Nimesh Jani | ... |
Football kid
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| King Charles III | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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David Claridge | ... |
Roland Rat (uncredited) (archiveFootage) (voice)
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| Duran Duran | ... |
Themselves (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Simon Le Bon | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Princess Diana | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Ronald Reagan | ... |
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Robert Stone | ... |
Man (uncredited)
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| Margaret Thatcher | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Shane Meadows | ||
Written by
| Shane Meadows | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Peter Carlton | ... | executive producer |
| Will Clarke | ... | executive producer |
| Lizzie Francke | ... | executive producer: EM Media |
| Hugo Heppell | ... | executive producer |
| Mark Herbert | ... | producer |
| Louise Meadows | ... | co-producer |
| Kate Ogborn | ... | executive producer |
| Tessa Ross | ... | executive producer |
| Paul Trijbits | ... | executive producer |
| Julia Valentine | ... | line producer |
Music by
| Ludovico Einaudi | ||
Cinematography by
| Danny Cohen | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Chris Wyatt | ||
Editorial Department
| Ally Gipps | ... | post-production assistant |
| Justin Lanchbury | ... | digital intermediate supervisor |
| Gareth Spensley | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Vanessa Taylor | ... | assistant on-line editor |
Casting By
| Des Hamilton | ||
| Louise Meadows | ||
Production Design by
| Mark Leese | ||
Art Direction by
| Caroline Grebbell | ||
Costume Design by
| Jo Thompson | ||
Makeup Department
| Lily Beckett | ... | makeup assistant: additional photography / makeup trainee |
| Ailsa Davies | ... | makeup artist: dailies |
| Veronica Lewis | ... | makeup artist: dailies |
| Donald McInnes | ... | hair styles supervisor / makeup artist: additional photography / makeup supervisor |
| Catherine Scoble | ... | hair styles designer / makeup designer |
Production Management
| Helen de Winter | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Richard Knight | ... | unit manager |
| Gerardine O'Flynn | ... | production manager: FilmFour |
| Rebekah Wray Rogers | ... | production manager: reshoots |
| Barry Ryan | ... | head of production |
| Nina Sagemoen | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Tony Aherne | ... | first assistant director (as Tony Ahearne) |
| Peter Foster | ... | third assistant director |
| Griffin | ... | first assistant director |
| Matt Huntley | ... | second assistant director |
| Nicola Parfit | ... | third assistant director: additional photography |
| Christian Rigg | ... | third assistant director |
| Nickie Sault | ... | first assistant director: additional photography / second assistant director |
| Christian Rigg | ... | second assistant director: additional photography (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Simon Bailey | ... | property master |
| Polly Benson | ... | painter |
| Mat Bergel | ... | stand-by props |
| Hannah Boyton | ... | art department trainee |
| Paul Campbell | ... | set dresser |
| Martin Kelly | ... | assistant art director |
| Ruth Parker | ... | art department trainee |
| Lee Porter | ... | props buyer |
| Alex Robertson | ... | construction manager |
| Kevin Scarrott | ... | set dresser |
| Anna Sheard | ... | art department assistant (as Ann Sheard) |
| Neil Smith | ... | set dresser |
| Eric Jean Weiss | ... | graphic designer (as Eric J. Cordier) |
Sound Department
| Dave Croft | ... | foley recordist |
| Lee Everett | ... | sound assistant |
| Matt Hall | ... | sound designer (as Matthew Hall) |
| Ben Harvey | ... | sound designer |
| Jim Holiday | ... | sound assistant |
| John Hughes | ... | sound recordist: additional photography |
| Penny Linfield | ... | sound studio supervisor |
| Gareth Llewellyn | ... | assistant sound re-recording mixer |
| Jo Manly | ... | boom operator: additional photography |
| Greg Marshall | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Rowan October | ... | sound trainee |
| Emma Pegram | ... | assistant sound re-recording mixer |
| Susan Pennington | ... | dialogue editor |
| Dave Poulton | ... | foley artist |
| Leyton Rooney | ... | supervising foley editor |
| Dave Sansom | ... | sound recordist |
| Andrew Stirk | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Chris Sturmer | ... | sound consultant: dolby |
| Ian Waggott | ... | foley artist |
| Paul Watson | ... | boom operator |
| Jörg Klaussner | ... | dubbing mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Simon Rippin | ... | special effects crew (uncredited) |
| Shaun Robert Smith | ... | special effects crew (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Tim Baxter | ... | film recording |
| Clare Cheetham | ... | visual effects artist (as Clare Heneghan) / visual effects coordinator (as Clare Heneghan) |
| Jonathan Cheetham | ... | lead visual effects artist |
| Andrew Keys | ... | visual effects artist (as Andy Keys) |
| Justin Lanchbury | ... | digital intermediate supervisor |
Stunts
| Riky Ash | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jamie Core | ... | rigger |
| Barny Crocker | ... | second assistant camera: additional photography |
| Oliver Driscoll | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Kevin Edwards | ... | camera assistant |
| Darren Foley | ... | electrician |
| Alan Glover | ... | electrician |
| Andy Hill | ... | second assistant camera |
| Andy Lowe | ... | gaffer |
| Simon Marsh | ... | electrician |
| Lee Martin | ... | best boy |
| Alex Mott | ... | key grip |
| Peter Muncey | ... | crane grip |
| Zac Nicholson | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Adrian O'Toole | ... | first assistant camera |
| Howard Roe | ... | electrician |
| Dean Rogers | ... | still photographer |
| Austin Voce | ... | camera assistant |
Casting Department
| Alistair MacKay | ... | casting assistant |
| Michelle Smith | ... | additional casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Natasha Bardusco | ... | costume assistant: additional photography |
| Amy Broatch | ... | costume assistant |
| Nadia Dunn-Hill | ... | costume buyer |
| Mariel Gimeno-Bayón | ... | costume assistant (as Mareill Gireno) |
| Debbie O'Brien | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Charlotte Rees | ... | costume trainee |
| Nat Turner | ... | costume assistant |
Location Management
| Leon Ballin | ... | location scout |
| Dan Hodgett | ... | location services: EM Media |
| Richard Knight | ... | location manager |
| Nic Smith | ... | location services: EM Media |
| Emma Yeomans | ... | assistant location manager / location manager: additional photography |
Music Department
| John Boughtwood | ... | music supervisor |
| Mark Pusey | ... | musician |
| Marc Robinson | ... | soundtrack executive |
| Susan Tilly | ... | music clearances |
Script and Continuity Department
| Mary Burke | ... | script consultant |
| Diarmid Scrimshaw | ... | script supervisor |
| Andrew Vickers | ... | script consultant |
Transportation Department
| Bryn Austin | ... | driver: minibus |
| Gary Austin | ... | driver: minibus |
| Arnold Clarke | ... | vehicle hire |
| Martin Clay | ... | driver: facility vehicle |
| Mike 'Taffy' Darwood | ... | driver: facility vehicle |
| Andrew Duncan | ... | picture vehicles coordinator |
| Andy Livesley | ... | driver: facility vehicle |
| Roy Osbourne | ... | driver: camera car (as Roy Colin Osborn) |
| John Oxborough | ... | unit driver |
| Paul Revill | ... | driver: facility vehicle (as Paul Revil) |
| Mick Stanton | ... | unit driver |
Additional Crew
| Ollie Allgrove | ... | assistant coordinator (as Oliver Allgrove) |
| Ed Barratt | ... | rushes runner |
| Naterlie Bass | ... | senior business affairs executive: The UK Film Council |
| Colin Batchford | ... | security |
| Steve Beckett | ... | representative: Warp Films |
| Catherine Bettany | ... | daily chaperone |
| Adam Booth | ... | key set production assistant |
| Alison Brister | ... | legal and business affairs: Ingenious Media Services Limited, Ingenious Film Partners |
| Vicky Chapman | ... | runner |
| Gregory Chisholm | ... | daily chaperone (as Greg Chisholm) |
| Annie Clark | ... | daily chaperone |
| Rachel Clark | ... | production assistant |
| Emma Clarke | ... | senior executive: The UK Film Council |
| Harry Dixon | ... | business & legal affairs |
| Libby Durdy | ... | production assistant |
| Kaye Elliott | ... | representative: Screen Yorkshire (as Kaye Elliot) |
| Adam Farmer | ... | on-set masseuse |
| Mark Fielding | ... | accountant: Ingenious Media Services Limited, Ingenious Film Partners |
| Kev Fleming | ... | representative: Warp Films |
| Fraser Grant | ... | production accountant |
| Paul Grindey | ... | business affairs: FilmFour |
| Martin Hammond | ... | security |
| Tarn Harper | ... | accountant: post-production |
| Boyd Harvey | ... | insurance: Media Insurances Brokers |
| Ruth Hodgson | ... | completion guarantor |
| Sally Hodgson | ... | communications executive: EM Media |
| Marlowe Hurst | ... | rushes runner |
| Paul Anthony Irons | ... | tutor |
| Chris Irvine | ... | business affairs: Film Four |
| Ebba Bjelkholm Isaksson | ... | pr/media |
| Tracey Josephs | ... | head of production: FilmFour |
| Andrew Keys | ... | title designer (as Andy Keys) |
| Andy Kirk | ... | unit nurse |
| Emily Lappin | ... | head of communications: EM Media |
| Victoria Leeson | ... | representative: Screen Yorkshire |
| Sean Lovell | ... | daily floor runner |
| Al Mackay | ... | electronic press kit operator (as Alistair MacKay) / runner: additional photography (as Alastair MacKay) |
| Andrea Mathuis | ... | production accountant: The UK Film Council |
| Chelsea M. Matthews | ... | production coordinator (as Chelsea Matthews) |
| Sheila Fraser Milne | ... | completion guarantor: Film Finances Inc. |
| Jane Moore | ... | production representative: Ingenious Media Servcices Limited, Ingenious Film Partners |
| Keeley Naylor | ... | publicist: EM Foundation |
| Helen Perkins | ... | representative: Screen Yorkshire |
| Ren | ... | security |
| Dean Rogers | ... | electronic press kit |
| Barry Ryan | ... | head of production |
| Mark Shelley | ... | armorer |
| Oli Sutton | ... | runner (as Olly Sutton) |
| Matthew Taylor | ... | floor runner |
| Kaye Thurgood | ... | chaperone |
| Peter Touche | ... | production representative: Ingenious Media Services Limited, Ingenious Film Partners |
| John Udall | ... | location accountant |
| Helen Varty | ... | Assistant to Tessa Ross, Film4 |
| Mike West | ... | unit nurse |
| Nigel Whitehouse | ... | legal and business affairs: Whitehouse & Co |
| Polly Wilby | ... | accountant: post-production |
| Christopher Gray | ... | post production assistant (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Sharon Turgoose | ... | in memory of |
Production Companies
Distributors
- A-Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Arthaus (2007) (Norway) (theatrical)
- IFC Films (2007) (United States) (theatrical)
- IFC First Take (2007) (United States) (theatrical)
- King Records (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K. (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
- NonStop Entertainment (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Optimum Releasing (2006) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Canal Film (2009) (Norway) (tv)
- Madman Entertainment (2007) (Australia)
- Movies Inspired (2021) (Italy)
- Netflix (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Red Envelope Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
Special Effects
- MotionFX (digital intermediate)
Other Companies
- ADC Group SpA (Italian dubbing) (Italian version)
- Abadia Catering (catering)
- Aimimage / Ice Film (cameras supplied by)
- Anglo American Filming Vehicles (tracking vehicles)
- Arn Lighting (lighting equipment)
- Barclays Bank PLC (banking services)
- Chitwell Van Hire (vehicle hire)
- DeLuxe Laboratories (prints by)
- EM Foundation (publicity: UK)
- EM Media (developed by)
- Eastside Communications (publicity: Germany)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Film Lab North (rushes processing)
- FilmFour (developed by)
- Ice Films (camera and grip equipment)
- Ice House (accommodation)
- Kodak (film stock)
- Kodak (filmed on)
- Media Insurance Brokers (MIB) (insurance)
- MotionFX (visual effects by)
- Movie Makers (facilities vehicles)
- Premiere Travel Inn (hotel)
- Saco World (accommodation)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script)
- Soundcrews.co.uk (sound equipment supplied by)
- Spool Post Production (audio & offline post facility)
- The Clearing House (clearances)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
- Trans Sport (rigging equipment)
- Urban Short Stay (accommodation)
- Videosonics Cinema Sound (sound re-recording)
- Wavendcommunications (communications equipment)
- Whitehouse & Co (legal and business affairs)
- uFX (visual effects by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
This is England: Mods, New Romantics, and Skinheads are the major youth sub-cultures of this very English summer of 1983 and young 12-year-old Shaun is left wandering aimlessly alone and lost during the start of his school holidays, until his chance meeting with Woody and his fun and friendly Skinhead pack. Finding a new lease of life; girls, parties, Ben Sherman shirts, Doc Martin boots and shaven hairstyles young Shaun is welcomed, life during this summer holiday has got a whole lot better. That is until Combo arrives on the scene bitter, dangerous, racist, militant and psychotic life for young Shaun has just approached his first major crossroads. This is England is a look back at the early eighties of British working-class life through the eyes of young Shaun and his new gang, and dealing with the bitterness of outside influences such as racism and xenophobia, of mass unemployment and the fall out of the Falkland's War; Thatcher's Britain: Did we ever have it so good? When you see Shaun, ask Him. Written by Cinema_Fan |
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| Taglines | Run with the crowd, stand alone, you decide. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | GBP1,500,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United Kingdom | GBP207,676, 29 Apr 2007 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Thomas Turgoose had never acted before, had been banned from his school play for behaving badly and even demanded £5 to turn up for the film's auditions. See more » |
| Goofs | In one long shot of some houses small black Sky TV satellite dishes are visible. Sky TV did not begin broadcasting until the late 1980s, and this style of satellite dish was not rolled out until the launch of Sky Digital in the late 1990s. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Making of 'This Is England' (2007). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want See more » |
| Quotes |
Combo:
But I've got one question to ask you. Do you consider yourself English, or Jamaican? [There's a long uneasy silence, as Milky looks around nervously to the rest of his friends...] Milky: [eventually] English. Combo: Lovely, lovely, love you for that, that's fucking great. A proud man, learn from him; that's a proud man. That's what we need, man. That's what this nation has been built on, proud men. Proud fucking warriors! Two thousand years this little tiny fucking island has been raped and pillaged, by people who have come here and wanted a piece of it - two fucking world wars! Men have laid down their lives for this. For this... and for what? So people can stick their fucking flag in the ground and say, "Yeah! This is England. And this is England, and this is England." See more » |