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Shane Meadows' gritty portrait of teenage urban life in Thatcher's Britain of the early '80s. With schools breaking up for the summer, 12-year-old Shaun (Thomas Turgoose) makes his way home after a fight. Living at home with his mum in a rundown coastal town, his dad killed in the Falklands, Shaun spends a lot of time on his own and dreads the long summer break. Expecting the worst when he runs into a group of skinheads, Shaun's surprised when they turn out to be friendly and adopt him as one of their own. Suddenly the summer feels a whole lot better as Shaun discovers girls, parties, braces and an identity. But the good times are threatened with the appearance of Combo (Stephen Graham), an older, in-your-face racist, just released from prison, who leads the group down a darker, violent road.

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Shaun (Thomas Turgoose), who lost his father in the Falklands War, earns the respect of skinheads when he stand up to their teasing. He becomes part of the gang and enjoys hanging out with his new friends. Trouble starts with the return of Combo (Stephen Graham), a racist ex-convict. With the gang divided into two factions, Shaun sides with Combo and, unfortunately, finds in him a father figure.

• Genre: Drama
• Original Language: English
• Director: Shane Meadows
• Producer: Mark Herbert
• Writer: Shane Meadows
• Release Date (Streaming): Nov 13, 2007
• Box Office (Gross USA): $327.9K
• Runtime: 1h 38m
• Production Co: Warp Films, Ingenious Film Partners, Big Arty
  

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Critics Consensus
A moving coming-of-age tale that captures the despair among England's working-class youth in the 1980s. Read critic reviews

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