Somers Town

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Somers Town
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David Beckett

A Film By Shane Meadows
Certificate: 12
Running Time: 68
Retail Price: £17.99
Release Date: 12/01/2009
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Tomo (Thomas Turgoose) has run away to London from a lonely, difficult life in the Midlands. Through a chance encounter he meets Marek (Piotr Jagiello), a Polish immigrant living with his father in Somers Town, central London. Unknown to his father, Marek begins hiding Tomo in his flat and the two boys go on little adventures, stealing clothes from a launderette and earning money from an eccentric neighbour, Graham (Perry Benson) while sharing a growing obsession for Maria, the French waitress at their local café. Adrift in an adult world, the two develop a mutual trust and acceptance through their unlikely friendship. From BAFTA award-winning Shane Meadows and his writing partner Paul Fraser, Somers Town has already won its two young leads the Best Actor prizes at the Tribeca Film Festival and the Michael Powell Award for Best Film at Edinburgh.

Special Features:
• Interview with Shane Meadows
• Interview with Thomas Turgoose and Piotr Jagiello
• Interview with Perry Benson
• Shane Meadows Master class at Tribeca Film Festival
• TV Spots
• Trailer

Video Tracks:
Anamorphic 1.85:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 2.0 English

Subtitle Tracks:
English HoH

Directed By:
Shane Meadows

Written By:
Paul Fraser

Starring:
Piotr Jagiello
Ireneusz Czop
Perry Benson
Thomas Turgoose
Kate Dickie
Elisa Lasowski

Casting By:
Louise Knight
Sue Pocklington

Soundtrack By:
Gavin Clark
Ted Barnes

Director of Photography:
Natasha Braier

Editor:
Richard Graham

Costume Designer:
Jo Thompson

Production Designer:
Lisa Hall