Somers Town

2008

Comedy / Drama

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 75% · 54 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 75% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 6922 6.9K

Plot summary

Two teenagers, both newcomers to London, forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summer. Tomo is a runaway from Nottingham; Marek lives in the district of Somers Town, between King's Cross and Euston stations, where his dad is working on a new rail link.

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Top cast

Trevor Cooper as Angry Resident
Perry Benson as Graham
Kate Dickie as Jane
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625.19 MB
1280*690
English 2.0
Not Rated
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25 fps
1 hr 7 min
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1.25 GB
1920*1036
English 5.1
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25 fps
1 hr 7 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by colin m 6 / 10

(Mostly black-and-white film) Criss-crossing lives across a few

(Mostly black-and-white film) Criss-crossing lives across a few days.
Reviewed by thiago s 1 / 10

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, a história é fraca, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e mais relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom.
Reviewed by isla s 8 / 10

I thought this was quite a charming film

I thought this was quite a charming film, although it takes a while to realy 'get going', as it were. Its a slow film but its a nice depiction of young friendship between people of different backgrounds/cultures in London. There are some mildly amusing moments and I also liked the light music played - I say light, as its not loud and 'in your face', its more subtle but nicely chosen I felt. It has an upbeat feel to it, even though its quite a real depiction (or it seemed it to me) and there are some not great things that happen. I did feel there was a positive angle to this, which I appreciated. The film is shot in black and white, which gives it a slightly classic feel I suppose, although its by no means a period drama. It covers somewhat timeless themes though I guess, like teenage friendship. I thought the two main characters were well portrayed, with Thomas Turgoose perhaps giving the better performance overall but Piotr Jagiello does well in his role as well. It is certainly a film with a sense of sentimentality, which isn't necessarily always the case with the directors other films (this film is directed by Shane Meadows). This feels and seems like quite an indie film and I'd say its worth a watch, hence I would recommend it, if your ok with slow moving plots and are able to stick with it for a while (the first half hour or so), until the friendship between the two main characters really develops. It does have a poignancy to it, although its not obvious at first. I'd say its quite an 'arty film'.
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