In a 1990s Midlands town, youth from local housing estates are struggling to find purpose. Recently returned to his town, Alan Darcy (Bob Hoskins) interrupts their lives by reviving the local boxing club of his youth.Directed by cult favourite Shane Meadows (This is England), TwentyFourSeven charts the story of working-class youth finding friendship, self-respect and meaning in post-industrial Midlands. Shot in black and white and scored with classical music, this alternatingly heartwarming and confronting story is threaded through with a sense of undeniable hope.ExtrasNewly remastered by the BFI and presented in High DefinitionExtras tbc
Acclaimed British director Shane Meadow's (Dead Man's Shoes This is England) assured debut feature is a tale of petty crime in the suburbs of Nottingham which stars Meadows himself as Jumbo leader of a ragtag band of small time crooks. Featuring energetic handheld camera work brilliant comic dialogue and a host of ironic film references Small Time clearly reveals Meadow's flair for larger-than-life characters and ability to extract accomplished semi-improvised performances from talented non-professionals.
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