Somers Town

– Two teenagers, both newcomers to London, forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summe..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 11 Minutes
Release Year:
2008
Somers Town (2008)

Two teenagers, both newcomers to London, forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summer. Tomo (Thomas Turgoose) is a runaway from Nottingham; Marek (Piotr Jagiello) lives in the district of Somers Town, between King's Cross and Euston stations, where his dad is working on a new rail link.

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Producing Country:
UK
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Genre:

Somers Town (2008) - Trailer

Release Date:

15 Jul 2009

Language:

English, Polish, French

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Shane Meadows

Writer:

Paul Fraser (original screenplay), Mother Vision (original idea)

Main Actors:

Piotr Jagiello, Ireneusz Czop, Perry Benson, Thomas Turgoose

Plot:

Two teenagers, both newcomers to London, forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summer. Tomo is a runaway from Nottingham; Marek lives in the district of Somers Town, between King's Cross and Euston stations, where his dad is working on a new rail link. The boys are both infatuated with the same girl, and pass their days bickering over which of them loves her the most. Finding himself homeless, Tomo surreptitiously moves into Marek's bedroom - but it's only a matter of time before Marek's dad discovers what's going on...

Awards:

3 wins & 6 nominations.

Production:

Film Movement

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
96%
Metacritic:
77%