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Urban Hymn

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7.0/10 • 22

2015-09-111h 54m

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The only way out is to find your voice

Set against the backdrop of the 2011 UK summer riots, Jamie, a young female offender who possesses a remarkable voice, meets a determined social worker who inspires her to use it.

Directors
Michael Caton-Jones
Writters
Nick Moorcroft
Editors
Nick Moorcroft, István Király

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  1. Shirley Henderson

    Shirley Henderson

    Kate Linton

  2. Letitia Wright

    Letitia Wright

    Jamie Harrison

  3. Isabella Laughland

    Isabella Laughland

    Leanne Dixon

  4. Ian Hart

    Ian Hart

    Ian Wilson

  5. Steven Mackintosh

    Steven Mackintosh

    David Linton

  6. Caroline O'Neill

    Caroline O'Neill

    Fiona

  7. Shaun Parkes

    Shaun Parkes

    Charlie

  8. Matthew Steer

    Matthew Steer

    Michael

  9. Jack McMullen

    Jack McMullen

    Dean

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r96sk

Aug 14, 2020

8/10

Excellent! 'Urban Hymn' is much more heartfelt and meaningful than I thought it would be. It avoids doing the usual, over-the-top thing of making every kid in the film a wannabe gangster and making them all silly criminals. Don't get me wrong, it does have shades of that but I feel it portrays it in a much more subtle manner than most films of this type do. The cast are brilliant. Letitia Wright gives a superb performance as Jamie, I believed in her character from the get-go; which is thanks to the writing et al. but also to Wright. Isabella Laughland as Leanne is very good, as is Shirley Henderson as Kate. The support cast are also well chosen. One thing I will note is that the film does peak a little too early. The first half of it is fantastic, as is the rest all in all but it does drop off slightly once everything's been understood. It is also somewhat predictable, though that's not a negative thing if the production makes it work - which this does. Well worth your viewing time. A weighty story with a convincing cast.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$3,000,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
robberysocial workerdifficult childhoodstreet riotscoming of ageprison sentencedeath of sonsinging in choirjealous friend