This Is England. 2006.
12 year old Shaun bullied by other boys finds solace with a bunch of skinheads, soon his new friends become family and his loyalty is tested when Combo takes over the gang and splits them and shows Shaun what a proper skinhead should be.
This was a great piece of British film making, Shane Meadows was able to take part of his life and dramatise it with Thomas Turgoose as the young Shaun who feels he belongs with the gang. Stephen Graham plays Combo who looks to be the father figure of Shaun and somewhat of unpredictable loose cannon and is able to play the part well. With Romper Stomper and American History X this one is far better and had me stuck to my seat from start to finish.
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