Somers Town
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68% Critic Match

Somers Town

6.8 / 10 2008 1h 11mNR English
ComedyDrama

Storyline

Two teenagers, both newcomers to London, forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summer. Tomo is a runaway from Nottingham; Marek lives in the district of Somers Town, between King's Cross and Euston stations, where his dad is working on a new rail link.

Cast & Crew

Thomas Turgoose

Thomas Turgoose

Tomo

Lead
PJ

Piotr Jagiello

Marek

Elisa Lasowski

Elisa Lasowski

Maria

Kate Dickie

Kate Dickie

Jane

Perry Benson

Perry Benson

Graham

Ireneusz Czop

Ireneusz Czop

Mariusz

HL

Huggy Leaver

Cafe Owner

Trevor Cooper

Trevor Cooper

Angry Resident

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Shane Meadows's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Somers Town is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker