The read
Critics rate it 45 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Nineteen-year old Leon returns home to take care of his alcoholic mother and adjust to life as an adult after an adolescence spent in and out of foster care. Frustrated by his lack of an education and his bleak financial prospects, Leon finds solace in the boxing ring. He soon meets the rebellious and beautiful Twiggy, who is squatting in abandoned houses to escape her family’s unfeeling affluence. As rumblings of riots begin in the streets and police and protesters engulf his neighborhood, Leon must decide whether to join his friends and fight or seek a new life with Twiggy.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 45 points higher than audiences do.
17 audience votes
Key crew
- Jamie JonesDirector
- Jamie JonesWriter
Cast
- Marcus RutherfordLeon
- Sophie Kennedy ClarkTwiggy
- Sam GittinsAnton
- T'Nia MillerChelsea
- James AtwellChris
- Wil CobanCarter
- Joshua BlissetKarl
Stills
Themes
london, englandriotfirst lovemother son relationship