Somers Town
Closed CaptioningShane Meadows
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Plot Summary
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), a Polish immigrant, lives in the district of Somers Town, between King's Cross and Euston stations, where his dad is working on a new rail link. When Marek agrees to let homeless Tomo move into his room, unbeknownst to his father, the pair forms a strong bond, as they work odd jobs for an eccentric neighbor and compete for the attention of Maria, a beautiful young French waitress whom they are both infatuated with. But it's only a matter of time before Marek's dad discovers what's going on.
Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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96%- Reviews Counted: 53
- Fresh: 51
- Rotten: 2
- Average Rating: 7.4/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Shane Meadows has been busily carving out his own corner in British cinema.
Fresh: Somers Town is a funny and endearing character comedy whose extra-brief, 70-minute running time proves perfectly adequate for its slender, episodic story.
Fresh: Meadows has made a lovely film about the ability of the imagination to offset the harshness of reality.
Fresh: Thomas Turgoose reunites with writer-director Shane Meadows in this shaggy, endlessly charming dramedy set in working-class London, wistfully shot in black-and-white... Witty and warmhearted, it's a feel-good movie that never seems forced.
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