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Somers Town

Synopsis

The latest film from BAFTA award winning director Shane Meadows sees him reunited with Thomas Turgoose, the young star of the internationally acclaimed This is England. Shot in stunning black and white on location in the area of North London that the film takes its name from, Somers Town is Meadows' first film to be set outside the Midlands.

Turgoose plays Tomo, a troubled young lad who's run away to London. There he meets Marek, a shy Polish teenager who shares a small flat with his labourer father in a rundown area. When Marek agrees to let Tomo stay with them, unbeknownst to his father, the pair form a strong bond as they work odd jobs for an eccentric neighbour and compete for the attention of Maria, a beautiful French waitress, and try to avoid discovery by Marek's father.

Details

Year
2009
Type of film
Features
Director
Shane Meadows
Producer
Nick Mercer, Greg Nugent, Robert Saville
Editor
Rochard Graham
Screenwriter
Paul Fraser
Director of Photography
Natasha Braier
Production Designer
Lisa Marie Hall
Music
Gavin Clarke

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Warp Films Ltd

33 Riding House Street
London W1W 7DZ
UK

T +44 (0)20 7436 9126

production@warpfilms.com

Sales Company

The Works International

4th Floor, Portland House
4 Great Portland Street
London W1W 8QJ
UK

T +44 (0)20 7612 1080

http://www.theworksfilmgroup.com/

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