Somers Town is a small-scale jewel that will surprise you with its buoyant look at blighted lives.
Somers Town (2009)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:11
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.6/10
Consensus: Shane Meadows hits the spot with this short but sweet slice of good natured comedy, surprisingly, as it’s essentially an extended black & white advert for a train station.
Theatrical Release:Jul 15, 2009 Limited
Synopsis: Two teenagers, both newcomers to London, forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summer. Tomo (Thomas Turgoose) is a runaway from Nottingham; Marek (Piotr Jagiello), a Polish... Two teenagers, both newcomers to London, forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summer. Tomo (Thomas Turgoose) is a runaway from Nottingham; Marek (Piotr Jagiello), a Polish immigrant, lives in the district of Somers Town, between King's Cross and Euston stations, where his dad is working on a new rail link. When Marke agrees to let homeless Tomo move into his room, unbeknownst to his father, the pair forms a strong bond, as they work odd jobs for an eccentric neighbor and compete for the attention of Maria, a beautiful young French waitress whom they are both infatuated with. But it's only a matter of time before Marek's dad discovers what's going on... --© Film Movement [More]
Starring: Thomas Turgoose, Piotr Jagiello, Ireneusz Czop, Perry Benson
Starring: Thomas Turgoose, Piotr Jagiello, Ireneusz Czop, Perry Benson, Elisa Lasowski
Director: Shane Meadows
Director: Shane Meadows
Screenwriter: Paul Fraser
Producer: Barnaby Spurrier
Composer: Gavin Clark
Studio: Film Movement
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Reviews for Somers Town
Somers Town is a funny and endearing character comedy whose extra-brief, 70-minute running time proves perfectly adequate for its slender, episodic story.
However thin, the story of these rootless youths, estranged from mothers and native cities, has a certain universality and appeal.
A small but important film about small but important lives, the latest drama from Shane Meadows further confirms that more people should know about this gifted director.
It is proof that there are all sorts of teenage lives going on in Britain, and sometimes, their most magical moments take place on dead-end streets.
Like its star, the movie is too short and a little thin but just about perfect.
Meadows has made a lovely film about the ability of the imagination to offset the harshness of reality.
Shane Meadows has been busily carving out his own corner in British cinema.
Thomas Turgoose reunites with writer-director Shane Meadows in this shaggy, endlessly charming dramedy set in working-class London, wistfully shot in black-and-white... Witty and warmhearted, it's a feel-good movie that never seems forced.
A marvelous, pitch-perfect evocation of teenage friendship in modern London.
Basically a comedy but with typically Meadowsian dark edges, it forms an affectionate tribute to cross-cultural friendship and the rapidly changing landscape known as Somers Town.
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