Directed by: Shane Meadows Script: Paul Fraser Producer: Barnaby Spurrier Production company: Tomboy Films Ltd. Cinematography: Natasha Braier Editing: Richard Graham Music: Gavin Clarke Cast: Piotr Jagiello, Thomas Turgoose, Ireneusz Czop, Elisa Lasowski, Perry Benson, Kate Dickie
Format: 35mm Running time: 75'
Synopsis 16-year-old Tommo befriends Marek, a Polish immigrant of the same age and a keen photographer who uses his camera lens to escape the world of his alcoholic navvy father. The boys find a refuge together in the London district of Somers Town where they can live their dreams. In this they are assisted by their eccentric neighbour Graham and Marek’s photographic muse, the French waitress Maria. Experienced Shane Meadows, known for his explicitly black-humoured detachment from social realism, made his low-budget film in black-and-white, in the city’s atmospheric yet alienating urban environment.
Awards London Critics Circle Film Awards 2009 Young British Performer of the Year (Thomas Turgoose)
Directors Biography Shane Meadows, born 1972, United Kingdom, began as a self-taught filmmaker and gained experience working in television. He caught the attention of the critics with tragicomedy 'Small Time' (1996), which he wrote, produced and directed and also appeared in. For the BBC he made the sports story 24/7: Twenty Four Seven (1997), which won him the FIPRESCI award at Mostra 1998. After the tale of two boys 'A Room for Romeo Brass' (1999), he filmed the bitter-sweet comedy 'Once Upon a Time in the Midlands' (2002), the crime story 'Dead Man’s Shoes' (2004), black comedy 'Northern Soul ' (2004) and the drama 'This Is England' (2006 – BAFTA for Best British Film).
Location and screening schedule: Europa Cinema, Friday, October 23rd at 19.30 MOVIEPLEX Cinema, Saturday, October 24th at 20.00
