THIS IS ENGLAND

This is England is a British drama film directed by Shane Meadows. The story centres on young  skinheads in England in 1983. The film shows that skinhead subculture, whose 1960s roots include elements of black culture, especially ska, soul, and reggae music, became adopted by fascists, which led to divisions within the skinhead scene.

Thomas Turgoose as Shaun is the main character but Stephan  Graham and Jo Hartley also act in the film as Shaun's friends. Thomas Turgoose has also acted in other  films such as Eden lake, Summer Town and also the second part of This is england called This is england 86.

Shaun a 12 year-old schoolboy, gets into a fight at school after someone makes an offensive joke about his father, who died in the Falklands war. On his way home Shaun runs into a group of young skinheads led by Woody, who feels sympathy for Shaun and invites him to join the group. They accept Shaun as a member. After another skinhead called Combo comes out of prison and joins the group of friends, he starts to convince them about his nationalist ideas. 

We liked this film a lot because it is quiet realistic and it reflects the situation of  young skinheads in England. After watching the film and comparing the situation nowadays we could see that the skinhead subculture has changed.