This Is England (2006)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Shaun Fields	Thomas Turgoose
Andrew "Combo" Gascoigne	Stephen Graham	½
Cynthia Fields	Jo Hartley
Richard James "Woody" Woodford	Joe Gilgun	-
Frances Lorraine "Lol" Jenkins	Vicky McClure	-
Michael "Milky"	Andrew Shim	-
Michelle "Smell"	Rosamund Hanson

Review

12-year-old bully victim Shaun (Thomas Turgoose) comes of age in Thatcher era working-class England, at a time when a part of the British skinhead culture is evolving into white nationalism. And we follow his inclusion into a much older gang of teens and young adults who give him friendship and a sense of belonging, but also a number of influences which test his moral compass. This clearly personal film written and directed by Shane Meadows finds a wonderful balance between humour and seriousness in its delve into rather bleak subject material. We're given an inside look into a fascinating, smouldering sub-culture where pride and unity clash with frustration and inferiority complexes. A wonderfully acted and intelligently directed picture with a refreshing lack of bias.