This Is England (2006)

A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.

• cult film
• culture
• drug
• england
• falklands war
• gang
• holiday
• independent film
• racism
• skinhead
• summer
• unemployment
• vandalism
• violence
• xenophobia
• youth