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7
Drama. Comedy Set in 1983, against the aftermath of the Falklands War, the film introduces us to eleven-year-old Shaun (Thomas Turgoose), whose soldier father was killed in the conflict. Living with his mother and trying to deal with his grief and loss, Shaun has become an angry youngster, quick to use his fists when teased by schoolmates who taunt, bully and pick fights with him. It is not long before he falls in with a gang of older boys - and ... [+]
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January 16, 2008
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Esta película de crítica social, ambientada en la época Thatcher y la Guerra de las Malvinas, está emparentada con el cine de Ken Loach o Stephen Frears. Un soplo de aire fresco en la cartelera. Excelente guión, magníficos actores, y momentos de humor que se alternan con otros más agrios. Una reflexión sobre el nacionalismo y el racismo. Posible fallo: la no profundización en la personalidad de algunos de los protagonistas, pero está bien y se ve con sumo interés.
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