Made in Britain

1983

Action / Crime / Drama

11
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 8249 8.2K

prison skinhead police authority racist racism

Plot summary

After being sent to a detention centre, a teenage skinhead clashes with the social workers who want to conform him to the status quo.

Director

Alan Clarke Photo
Alan Clarke

Top cast

Tim Roth Photo
Tim Roth as Trevor
Bill Stewart Photo
Bill Stewart as Peter Clive
Geoffrey Hutchings Photo
Geoffrey Hutchings as Superintendent
Christopher Fulford Photo
Christopher Fulford as P.C. Anson
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695.33 MB
960*720
English 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 15 min
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1.26 GB
1440*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 15 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Hey_Sweden 8 / 10

An impressive debut performance.

The extremely talented Tim Roth made his acting debut with this powerful little drama. Roth plays Trevor, a teen aged skinhead with no regard for the rules of society. As the story opens, he's being sent to a detention centre while authorities try to decide what to do about him. He doesn't have any real interest in changing his ways, and would prefer to spend his time stealing things, spouting racial hatred, and being a public nuisance in general.One can tell that 'Made in Britain' was originally made for television. It doesn't attempt to be overtly cinematic, but then it doesn't need to. David Leland wrote the intelligent script, making this an "angry young man" story with a memorable central character. One watches this unfold, doubtful that Trevor will be redeemable at some point, and only vaguely hopeful. When officials try to show him the error of his ways, he shows no interest. His compulsive need to defy authority overrides everything, and he simply refuses to stay out of trouble.Directed by Alan Clarke ("Scum"), and scored by anarchist musicians The Exploited, this gets a lot of juice from the magnetic performance by Roth. I'm sure people who watched 'Made in Britain' when it was new could sense a brilliant career in the making. Roth is also very nicely supported by Terry Richards, as the impressionable Errol, Bill Stewart, as Peter, Geoffrey Hutchings, as the superintendent, and Sean Chapman ("Hellraiser" 1 and 2) as Barry.Highly recommended viewing.Eight out of 10.
Reviewed by karl_consiglio 7 / 10

Up against the world

Finally got to watch this movie. So true its worth watching even just to watch those expressions. We got a young and promising Tim Roth here playing Trevor the juvenile delinquent skin head. I watched it a second time before deciding to write this review. The first time I felt for the guy, I always felt somewhat that way for the underdog star that rebels against the straight ways of the society we live in. However watching it a second time i realized how annoying he is and how true it is that nobody was giving him any trouble whatsoever and that indeed he was always the one to bring it on himself. Everybody around him does nothing but try to help, OK he says he does not need any help, wants to be left in peace to do whatever he wants, but does that include having him allow others to live in peace? I love it towards the end he really loses it.
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