Urban Hymn

2015

1h 54m

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7.0/10

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Set against the backdrop of the 2011 UK summer riots, Jamie, a young female offender who possesses a remarkable voice, meets a determined social worker who inspires her to use it.

Directors

Michael Caton-Jones

Writers

Nick Moorcroft(writer by)

Stars

Shirley Henderson

Letitia Wright

Isabella Laughland

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Kate Linton

Jamie Harrison

Leanne Dixon

Ian Wilson

David Linton

Fiona

Charlie

Michael

Dean

Peter

Alice

Ryan

Bob

Lisa

Liam

Sonya

Ricky

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Directors

Michael Caton-Jones

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Nick Moorcroft(writer by)

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Excellent! <em>'Urban Hymn'</em> is much more heartfelt and meaningful than I thought it would be. It avoids doing the usual, over-the-top thing of making every kid in the film a wannabe gangster and making them all silly criminals. Don't get me wrong, it does have shades of that but I feel it portrays it in a much more subtle manner than most films of this type do. The cast are brilliant. Letitia Wright gives a superb performance as Jamie, I believed in her character from the get-go; which is thanks to the writing et al. but also to Wright. Isabella Laughland as Leanne is very good, as is Shirley Henderson as Kate. The support cast are also well chosen. One thing I will note is that the film does peak a little too early. The first half of it is fantastic, as is the rest all in all but it does drop off slightly once everything's been understood. It is also somewhat predictable, though that's not a negative thing if the production makes it work - which this does. Well worth your viewing time. A weighty story with a convincing cast.

r96sk14 Aug, 2020