Somers Town

Somers Town

2008 · 71 min · EN · 6.8 (79 votes)
Dir. Shane Meadows · Starring Thomas Turgoose, Piotr Jagiello, Elisa Lasowski, Kate Dickie, Perry Benson, Ireneusz Czop · Music Gavin Clark
ComedyDrama

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) 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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A quiet, observational film about finding connection in the vastness of London. It feels authentic and lived-in, capturing the bittersweet ache of youth and the unexpected warmth of shared loneliness.

melancholicwistfulhopefulgrittyearneststeadykitchen sink realismsocial realismindie dramaslice-of-lifefriendshipoutsidersurban alienationcoming-of-age
immigrantlondonenglandrunawayhomeless teenager
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