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Somers Town is a British film of genre Drama directed by Shane Meadows released in USA on 15 july 2009 with Thomas Turgoose

Somers Town (2008)

Somers Town
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Released in USA 15 july 2009
Length 1h11
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Comedy
Rating67% 3.398993.398993.398993.398993.39899

Somers Town is a 2008 film directed by Shane Meadows, written by Paul Fraser and produced by Barnaby Spurrier. It stars Thomas Turgoose, Piotr Jagiello, Kate Dickie, Perry Benson, and Elisa Lasowski. It was entirely funded by Eurostar.

The film is a study of social environment in the Somers Town area of London, largely shot in black and white.

Synopsis

Somers Town follows several days in the lives of two teenage boys, Tomo and Marek, who develop a mutual trust and form an unlikely friendship. Marek, a Polish immigrant, lives with his father, who drinks too much. The film begins with Tomo running away to London from a lonely, difficult life in Nottingham. When Tomo arrives at his destination, he attempts to enjoy cans of Carling that he asked a stranger to purchase for him. His luck changes when three boys approach him and ask him questions. The gang robs Tomo of his bag, which contains all of his money and clothes. They also beat him up, leaving him severely bruised.

Actors

Thomas Turgoose

(Tomo)
Perry Benson

(Graham)
Elisa Lasowski

(Maria, la jeune parisienne dont les deux ados sont amoureux)
Kate Dickie

(Jane)
Trevor Cooper

(Angry Resident)
Mark Monero

(Construction Worker)
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