Directed by:
Shane MeadowsScreenplay:
Shane MeadowsComposer:
Ludovico EinaudiCast:
Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley, Vicky McClure, Perry Benson, Jack O'Connell, Joe Gilgun, Michael Socha, Frank Harper, Danielle Watson (more)VOD (1)
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This Is England tells the story of Shaun (Thomas Turgoose), an 11 year old kid growing up in the North of England. Set during the summer holidays of 1983, it followshis journey 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. Largely based on Meadows' own personal experience, This Is England not only captures a specific point in British History, but also beautifully articulates the allure of being part of a gang. Brilliantly charting a course from the joyous early passages to darker territory, Meadows also skilfully and with great sensitivity deals with the complexities of rage, race and masculinity. (StudioCanal UK)
(more)Cast
![Thomas Turgoose](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/434/434691_df8816.jpg)
Thomas Turgoose
UK
Best movies:
This Is England (2006)
Birdsong (2012) (TV movie)
The Scouting Book for Boys (2009)
![Stephen Graham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/297/164297968_c92d8a.jpg)
Stephen Graham
UK
Best movies:
Snatch (2000)
Young Woman and the Sea (2024)
This Is England (2006)
![Jo Hartley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188447_b81886.jpg)
Jo Hartley
UK
Best movies:
Eddie the Eagle (2016)
This Is England (2006)
Ill Manors (2012)
![Vicky McClure](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/429/162429205_647236.jpg)
Vicky McClure
UK
Best movies:
This Is England (2006)
Svengali (2013)
Filth and Wisdom (2008)
![Perry Benson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278101_ec2203.jpg)
Perry Benson
Best movies:
Much Ado About Nothing (1984) (TV movie)
This Is England (2006)
Scum (1979)
![Jack O'Connell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/871/166871522_661176.jpg)
Jack O'Connell
UK
Best movies:
Godless (2017) (series)
United (2011) (TV movie)
This Is England (2006)
![Joe Gilgun](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/431/431652_45fda7.jpg)
Joe Gilgun
UK
Best movies:
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
This Is England (2006)
Harry Brown (2009)
![Michael Socha](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/460/162460247_5c04d5.png)
Michael Socha
UK
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
The Keeper (2018)
This Is England (2006)
![Frank Harper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273674_9766d5.jpg)
Frank Harper
UK
Best movies:
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
Danielle Watson
UK
Best movies:
This Is England (2006)
Wire in the Blood (2002) (series)
Chanel Cresswell
UK
Best movies:
This Is England (2006)
Murdered for Being Different (2017) (TV movie)
Dracula (2020) (series)
Kieran Hardcastle
UK
Best movies:
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
This Is England (2006)
Weekend (2011)
Andrew Shim
USA
Best movies:
This Is England (2006)
Dead Man's Shoes (2004)
Sometimes Always Never (2018)
Andrew Ellis
UK
Best movies:
This Is England (2006)
Common (2014) (TV movie)
Hummingbird (2013)
Rosamund Hanson
UK
Best movies:
This Is England (2006)
We Are the Freaks (2013)
Sophie Ellerby
Best movies:
This Is England (2006)
George Newton
UK
Best movies:
Control (2007)
This Is England (2006)
Paddington (2014)
![King Charles III](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/901/157901406_f7e8e1.jpg)
King Charles III
UK
Best movies:
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
This Is England (2006)
Hannah Walters
Best movies:
This Is England (2006)
Boiling Point (2021)
Code of a Killer (2015) (TV movie)
![James Burrows](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/627/162627340_e2d2f7.jpg)
James Burrows
UK
Best movies:
This Is England (2006)
Eden Lake (2008)
Vera (2011) (series)