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This Is England is a 2006 British drama film written and directed by Shane Meadows. The story centres on young skinheads in England in 1983. The film illustrates how their subculture, which has its roots in 1960s West Indian culture, especially ska, soul, and reggae music, became adopted by white nationalists, which led to divisions within the skinhead scene. The film's title is a direct reference to a scene where the character Combo explains his nationalist views using the phrase "this is England" during his speech.
In 1983, 12-year-old Shaun gets into a fight at school with a boy named Harvey after he makes an offensive joke about his father, who died in the Falklands War. On his way home, Shaun comes across a gang of young skinheads led by Woody, who feels sympathy for Shaun and invites him to join the group. They accept Shaun as a member, and he finds a big brother in Woody, while developing a romance with Smell, an older girl who dresses in a new wave style.
Combo, an older skinhead, returns to the group after a prison sentence, accompanied by a knife-wielding moustachioed man called Banjo. A charismatic but unstable individual with sociopathic tendencies, Combo expresses English nationalist and racist views, and attempts to enforce his leadership over the other skinheads. This leads the group to split, with young Shaun, the belligerent Pukey, and Gadget, who feels bullied by Woody for his weight, choosing Combo over Woody's apolitical gang.
A story about a troubled boy growing up in England set in 1983. Based on real life experiences of director Shane Meadows. Warp Films' second feature length tells the story of Shaun, a 12-year-old kid growing up in the north of England. Set during the summer holidays of 1983, it follows his rites of passage from a shaggy haired ruffian grieving the loss of his father into a shaven headed thug whose anger and pain are embraced by the local skinhead fraternity. Directed by Shane Meadows. Starring Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham, Vicky McClure and Joe Gilgun. For more from Warp Films: http://warpfilms.com https://twitter.com/WarpFilms https://www.facebook.com/warpfilms https://instagram.com/warpfilms
The final scene from Shane Meadow's masterpiece, This Is England (2006). The song is a cover of The Smiths' "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" by Clayhill.
Un ritratto dell'Inghilterra anni '80 attraverso gli occhi di un adolescente, un film autobiografico che ha ispirato ben 2 serie tv! http://www.cghv.it/film-dvd/This-is-England/f12000
this is england - 2006 Cophyright®
look at me what do you see
look at me and i cant believe what you have said
and what you have done so
you're starting to scare me
you're starting to scare me so much i cannot breath
i'm better than you
i'm better than you
three tracks is nothing 'coz we are the kings
i'm better than you
i'm better than you
i'm better than you so this is england
This is England
This is England
don't provoke what you can't see
don't you know it just is me
you can't believe what i said
its not the way that you walk
its just the way that you talk
you seem to think your much better than me
i'm better than you
i'm better than you
three tracks is nothing 'coz we are the kings
i'm better than you
i'm better than you
don't you just speak 'coz i'll rip you apart
This Is England
This Is England
This Is England
This Is England
What is this nation
What is the cause
Who are these people
This is England
What is this nation
What is the cause
Who are these people
This is England
What is this nation
This is England
This Is England