oh yes, mike leigh is probably one of my top 3 directors.
I didn't set out to watch this, it was just on TV one night and I thought I'd give it a chance. And tbh, I was really expecting to hate every aspect of it, but it was pretty damn good.
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I liked the film noir feel to it too.
Aye mate Battle Royal is bound to have been mentioned, popular film like. It's fantastic. There's an American remake of sorts with Stone Cold Steve Austin and Vinne Jones in it but with prisoners instead of kids, fucking rotten.
^ quality film. i'm watching AHX on ITV4 right now.
if you guys are into that kinda stuff, checkout 'Scum' from 1979, featuring a very young Ray Winstone.
http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0079871/
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