Author: Marian Covington
THIS IS ENGLAND
Monday, 19th May, 2008 at 2:01 pm, Isle of Wight
| 12, June 2008 | ||
| 7:30 pm |
If you missed this one when it was on with the Ventor Film Soc last year, Quay Arts Cinema provide another chance to see this classic British film next month.
It’s 1983 and 12-year-old Shaun (Thomas Turgoose), whose father has died fighting in the Falklands war, is growing up isolated in a grim coastal town.
Over the course of the summer holiday, the local skinhead scene takes him in.
With his new friends Shaun discovers a world of parties, first love and the joys of Dr Martin boots. Here he meets Combo (Stephen Graham), an older, racist skinhead who has recently got out of prison.
As Combo’s gang harass the local ethnic minorities, the course is set for a rite of passage that will hurl Shaun from innocence to experience.
Bits and Bobs:
Performance Dates/Times: Thu 12 June 7.30pm
Location: Anthony Minghella Theatre, Quay Arts
Ticket Price: £4
Box Office 01983 822490
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May 29th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
One of the best British films made in the last 20 years…possibly as influencial as Quadrophenia and in the same vain.
Not many stars in this but the young boy will shine