Watch Somers Town (2008) Free Online

Release Date: 2008

Cast: Piotr Jagiello, Thomas Turgoose, Perry Benson, Elisa Lasowski, Ireneusz Czop, Kate Dickie

Categories: Movies, Coming of age, Comedy-drama, Indie, Comedy

Somers Town is a 2008 film directed by Shane Meadows, written by Paul Fraser and produced by Barnaby Spurrier. It stars Thomas Turgoose, Piotr Jagiello, Kate Dickie, Perry Benson, and Elisa Lasowski. It was entirely funded by Eurostar. The film is a study of social environment in the Somers Town area of London, largely shot in black and white. Somers Town follows two teenage boys Tomo and Marek, adrift in an adult world, who develop a mutual trust and form an unlikely friendship. Marek, a Polish immigrant, lives with his father who drinks too much. The film commences when Tomo runs away to... MORE

Somers Town is a 2008 film directed by Shane Meadows, written by Paul Fraser and produced by Barnaby Spurrier. It stars Thomas Turgoose, Piotr Jagiello, Kate Dickie, Perry Benson, and Elisa Lasowski. It was entirely funded by Eurostar. The film is a study of social environment in the Somers Town area of London, largely shot in black and white. Somers Town follows two teenage boys Tomo and Marek, adrift in an adult world, who develop a mutual trust and form an unlikely friendship. Marek, a Polish immigrant, lives with his father who drinks too much. The film commences when Tomo runs away to London from a lonely, difficult life in the Midlands. When Tomo arrives at his destination, he attempts to enjoy cans of Carling that he asked a stranger to purchase for him. His luck changes when three boys approach him and ask him questions. The gang eventually robs Tomo of his bag which contains his money and clothes. They also beat him up. In a local café Tomo approaches Marek who has taken photographs of the beautiful French waitress. To tease Marek, Tomo runs off with Marek's photographs, but then gives them back and they become friends. Marek explains that the woman in the photographs is LESS