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This Is England (2006) More at IMDb Pro »

• At a Q&A period following this film's world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, director Shane Meadows noted that the grim skinhead influenced upbringing of the 11-year-old protagonist was a true portrayal of his own childhood and many of the events depicted were drawn from his early life.
  
  
• Although this film was rated '18' in the UK when released theatrically, the film was rated '15' in Westminster and Bristol theatrically.
  
  
• The film is dedicated to Thomas Turgoose's mother, Sharon, who died in 2005.
  
  

• Thomas Turgoose had never acted before, had been banned from his school play for behaving badly and even demanded £5 to turn up for the film's auditions.
  
  

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