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County Lines

2019

Henry Blake

Conrad Khan, Ashley Madekwe, Harris Dickinson, Chizzy Akudolu ...

6.6

75

Drama A powerful drama about a mother and her fourteen year old boy who is groomed into a lethal nationwide drug selling enterprise, a 'County Line', which exploits vulnerable children and traffics them across Britain.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Demetrios Matheou Screendaily	"Shocking, saddening, frightening, but with some welcome humanity in reserve"	POS
	Cristóbal Soage Cineuropa	"A realistic, gritty and caustic drama brimming with humanity, an excellent feature debut that leaves us wanting more"	POS
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"Its tangible dead-end atmosphere, sharp sense of local geography and quietly expressive performances keep it from feeling like a teacherly PSA — and distinguish it"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"An affecting drama that reflects a real-life scandal (...) 'County Lines' has excellent performances (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Jared Mobarak The Film Stage	"'County Lines' exposes the complexity behind every aspect of what Tyler running drugs across London means for those involved"	POS
United Kingdom	Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard	"[Blake] has made a drama out of a real crisis and the result is one of the most haunting films of 2020 (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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