This is england

This is England

 

Distributed By – Optimum Releasing

Budget-This is England had only £1.2 million to spend on the production of the movie, this is very low compared to the average American made movie. The reason for the such low budget is because the film is an British social realism film which are known to have a low budget as very little equipment is needed due to it emphasizing social realism.

Finance – This Is England was funded by film4 and co- funded by UK film council lottery fund, due to it being a British production. This fund totalled to £668,000. New line cinema also funded the film £90,000.

Production - The majority of the film was shot in residential areas of Nottingham, including St Ann’s, Lentons, and The Meadows, with one section featuring abandoned houses at the former airbase, RAF Newton outside of Bingham, Nottinghamshire. The opening fight was filmed at Wilsthorpe Business and Enterprise College, a secondary school in Derbyshire. Additional scenes such as “the docks” were filmed in Turgoose’s home town of Grimsby.

Exhibition –  This is England was only on approximately 150 cinema screens in the UK in its 4th week, the reason for this is more than likely because of its low £1.2 million budget.

Opening weekend - America – $18,430 —— UK – £207,676

Rating by IMDB - 7.7