Director- Shane Meadows
Writer- Shane Meadows
Release Date- 27th April 2007
Genre- Crime, Drama
Award- Won seven awards total was nominated for fourteen
Young Audience Award, BAFTA Film Award, British Independent Film Award, UK Film Talent Award, Best European Film, Young European Jury Award, Best Director Award
Company- Big arty Productions

The film itself was set around Shane’s younger life; it’s a coming of age take about a young boy looking for his place to fit in. The film set in the Northern working class town in 1983 and includes strong anti-conservative views. ‘Thatcher is a twat’

It's hard to describe Shane Meadows' latest film without making it appear a great deal less interesting than it actually is. It's a semi-autobiographical tale of a young boy adopted by a gang of skinheads in a grey seaside town. And on that basis, This Is England sounds, in short, like typical grimesville British filmmaking - concrete, rain and misery. This couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, the film is fizzing with energy and humour, powered by brilliantly engaging performances.
Chief among these is newcomer Thomas Turgoose as Sean, a put-upon 12-year old who finds unexpected friendship with a group of local skinheads led by the sweet natured Woody (Joseph Gilgun, another stand-out performance). These skins are a far cry from the image of racist thuggery that the movement became known for in the 80s. It's all about the music, and of course the clothes - although Sean is too small for Doc Marten boots, he still gets the haircut, the plaid shirt and the braces. For a while, everything is sweet in Sean's world. He even shares his first kiss with a Boy George lookalike with the charming name of Smell.
"A FUNNY AND DEEPLY MOVING PORTRAIT"
But soon, conflict arrives in the form of Combo (Stephen Graham, also superb), an old mate of the gang whose time in prison has left him with a strong sympathy for the National Front. Combo's racist agenda splits the gang and Sean, tragically, finds himself turning to Combo as a substitute for the father he lost in the Falklands. Meadows is an exhilarating filmmaker and This Is England is his best film to date - an honest, emotional, funny and deeply moving portrait of growing up. Don't miss it.

Broken nuclear family- Shaun’s father was lost in the Falkland’s war he was very close to him and so has lost his role model, because of this he lashes out at his mother who is trying to as he sees it control him not allowing him to have the Doc Martins. When he meets the gang (Woody) he finds a new family and when he is introduced to (Combo) he finds the father figure that he has been missing. Stereotypical single mother no money household.
Broken community- Shaun doesn’t get on with the children at school he is also fighting against his mother. With the Skinheads he finds that community, which is defined through the clothing they wear and their political views.
Antisocial behaviour- They are all into criminal behaviour, however what the youngsters do is a lot less than the older ones what they do is a lot less serious. Combo robs a store with a machete.
Racism- There is heavy racism in the film which comes to a climax when Combo violently beats Milky this racism shows the biased views of the time.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/04/23/this_is_england_2007_review.shtml