★★★★ This is England

[Twinkletoes: 4.0]

Twinkletoes says: 'Powerful film about a young boy who's father has just been killed in the Falklands War and who finds solace in a group of skinheads. The film does what I think is a great job of portraying early 1980's working class England. The story felt incredibly real in that I suppose a certain suspension of reality is required to believe that a young boy of about 11 could find himself in this situation, but it really works here. And there were some really great perfomances here by a bunch of young actors dealing with some pretty complex roles and emotions. I highly recommend it it.'