British independant films

This is England – 2006

Set in 1983, it follows the story of Shaun who has just started his summer holidays, and despite all of the sub-cultures around at that time he still finds himself alone. Until a chance meeting with a group of skinheads, he decides to join their group and their way of life.

Genre - Crime/Drama
Director - Shane Meadows
certificate - 18
budget - £1.5 million
gross - £1.5 million
Awards - BAFTA, British independent film award, London film festival award.
Producers - Warp films, Big arty productions and EM media.

Slumdog millionaire – 2008

Set in India, it is based around the main character Jamal Malik. After he has appeared on ‘Who wants to be a millionaire?’ It follows his story as he explains how he knew the answers to every question before being taken away by police who suspect him of cheating. He recalls flashbacks that show that all of his life experiences can be related to the questions.

genre - Drama/Romance/Thriller
Director - Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan
certificate - 15
Budget - $15 million
Gross - $141 million
Awards - Won an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA.
As well as many of the individual actors winning several awards.
Producers - Celador films, Film4 and Pathe pictures international.

Metro Manila - 2013



Dreaming of a brighter future for himself in the megacity of Manila, Oscar Ramirez and his family abandon their poverty stricken lives in the rice fields in northern Philippines. But the busy capital's bustling intensity quickly overwhelms them, and they fall prey to the rampant manipulations of its hardened locals. Oscar gets a lucky break when he is offered steady work for an armoured truck company and gregarious senior officer Ong takes him under his wing. Soon, though, the reality of his job's survival rate and the dark motives of his new partner force Ramirez to challenge and fight the perils he faces in his new job and his new life in Manila.

Genre - Action/Crime/Drama/Thriller
Director - Sean Ellis
Certificate - 15
Budget -
Gross -
Production company - Chocolate frog films
Awards - Won Best British independent film, best director and best achievement in production at the British independent film awards 2013.