Review of This Is England (2007) by Anthony E — 22 Feb 2011

Horrifyingly powerful and truly amazing. Meadows does it again.

This review of This Is England (2007) was written by Anthony E on 22 Feb 2011.

This Is England has generally received very positive reviews.

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