This is england Flashcards
1
Q
What year was This Is England released?
A
2006
2
Q
Who directed and wrote This Is England?
A
Shane Meadows
3
Q
Who produced This Is England?
A
Mark Herbert
4
Q
What company distributed This Is England?
A
Optimum Releasing (UK)
5
Q
Who plays Shaun?
A
Thomas Turgoose
6
Q
Who plays Combo?
A
Stephen Graham
7
Q
What is the film’s setting?
A
England, 1983
8
Q
What historical events are referenced in the film?
A
The Falklands War, Thatcherism, rise of far-right groups like the National Front
9
Q
What genre does the film fall into?
A
Social realism / coming-of-age drama
10
Q
What musical subculture is depicted in the film?
A
Skinhead culture
11
Q
What inspired Shane Meadows to make the film?
A
His own childhood and experience growing up in the 1980s in England
