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Can anybody name this film?

  • 28-06-2009 8:06pm
    #1
    splitrmx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 352 ✭✭


    This was a low budget English film shown on either Channel 4 or BBC2 sometime in the mid 90s (it was also set in the same time period). It was based in some northern town like Birmingham and entered around the life of this nerdy working class boy in the equivalent of 3rd year in Secondary school who was bullied in school. For whatever reason he winds up in prison and then eventually hangs himself (not exactly a romantic comedy!).

    It had a bit of a Mike Leigh feel to it but was not a Mike Leigh film. Anybody know what film I'm on about as I can't remember the title.


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  • #2
    Not The Real Scarecrow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,649 ✭✭✭Not The Real Scarecrow


    It sounds like the ray winston film scum
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0200095/
    Could be wrong though been along time since I saw it, great movie though.


  • #3
    splitrmx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 352 ✭✭splitrmx


    Meatwad wrote: »
    It sounds like the ray winston film scum
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0200095/
    Could be wrong though been along time since I saw it, great movie though.
    No it's not Scum. Most of the film I'm on about dealt with the boys life before he went to prison.


  • #4
    Dozen Wicked Words
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,325 ✭✭✭✭Dozen Wicked Words


    Shane Meadows does a nice line in that kind of film set in the Midlands, might be one of his?


  • #5
    splitrmx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 352 ✭✭splitrmx


    dooferoaks wrote: »
    Shane Meadows does a nice line in that kind of film set in the Midlands, might be one of his?
    No it's not one of his either unfortunately. I don't think this one got a cinema release at all, just a TV film.


  • #6
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,316 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Is it Walking on the Moon?

    There are bits on YouTube if it is.


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  • #7
    Dozen Wicked Words
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,325 ✭✭✭✭Dozen Wicked Words


    Don't know if thats the film OP is after, but its hard to watch. Great film though.


  • #8
    splitrmx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 352 ✭✭splitrmx


    spurious wrote: »
    Is it Walking on the Moon?

    There are bits on YouTube if it is.
    No it's not Walking on the Moon, it has made and set earlier than 1995 I'd say. Also the kid in the film I'm on about was borderline autistic or something, anyway very peculiar and not just your run of the mill common school nerd. :)


  • #9
    Hrududu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,711 ✭✭✭Hrududu


    The Life and Death of Philip Knight?


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