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Summary
During the '80s, a young man named Frankie dreams of escaping London's South East region, and his mother's thug of a boyfriend gives him just the opportunity.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+25)
Critics 50Audiences 75GoodWatch 60
Tomatometer50%
Audience score84%
IMDb6.6
Running time
1 h 36 min
Shorter than most dramas, −13 min on the typical 109
typical 10996Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
Released
2005
September 2, 2005
21 years ago
Genres
DramaActionThrillerCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
- United Kingdom
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more17 people
- Danny DyerFrankie
- Tamer HassanCharlie
- Geoff BellSammy
- Georgina ChapmanCarly
- Eddie WebberRonnie
- ABAdam BoltonDanny
- Linda HenryShirley
- Roland ManookianSonny
- Arturo VenegasMayor
Camille CoduriNora
Martin MarquezPepe
Andy LindenJoe- SWSally WatkinsMum
- EDEduardo DuroCarlos
Tracy KirbyLaura- MMMichael MaxwellJimmy
- PBPaul BurnsThe Chef
Directing · 1
- Nick Love Director, Screenplay
Production · 6
- Rupert Preston Executive Producer
- James Richardson Producer
- Jamie Macdermott Producer
- Allan Niblo Producer
- Gary Davy Casting
- Charlie Woodhouse Line Producer
Camera · 1
- Damian Bromley Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Stuart Gazzard Editor
Sound · 1
- Ivor Guest Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Emily Straight Art Direction
- Paul Burns Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Andrew Cox Costume Design
- Bea Millas Makeup Artist
- Vickie Lang Makeup Artist
- Tanya Lodge Makeup Artist
- Jennifer Harty Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
- Glenn Marks Stunt Coordinator
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