Analysis of This is England

This is England was released 2006 by a number of different British production companies such as Film4, Warp Films, Em Media, Screen Yorkshire and UK Film Council. EM media and Screen Yorkshire financially insisted the film and helped to market it.

Shaun Meadows was the writer and director of the film. Shane Meadows had created a number of different films before such as 24:7 (1997), Dead man's shoes (2004) etc... and created films following This is England such as Le Donk (2009). 

This is England is an example of a social realist film. This basically means that the film focuses on giving the audience a true indication of which life is like in the certain set of the film. This 'social realist' theme is foreseen in other low budget British films such as 'ill manors' and bullet boys. Shaun Meadows uses this genre of social realism as he feels films like 'Bridget Jones Diary' and 'Notting Hill' present a stereotypical 'British' appeal.

1. Social realism - the realistic depiction in art of contemporary life, as a means of social or political comment.