Review of This Is England (2007) by Jason M — 20 Jun 2009

Deals with some fairly intense themes in an entertaining and thought provoking way.

This review of This Is England (2007) was written by Jason M on 20 Jun 2009.

This Is England has generally received very positive reviews.

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