This Is England wins BAFTA for Best British Film 2008

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Shane Meadows and Mark Herbert accepting the award for Best British Film at the 2008 BAFTA award ceremony. This Is England fought off competition from, Atonement, Control, Eastern Promises, and The Bourne Ultimatum.

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[2frey84]

this is england is a brilliant film

[xxhugsnotdrugsxx]

this is england was one of my favorite films ever.

[Jsbw2]

@padraic2001eire the lead actor in Eastern Promises is Scandinavian, Danish I think.

[notblondeswede]

The presenter has always come off as a jerk to me.

[joeisaflyingfish]

@frenchielcfc The sad thing about how much some hipsters hero worship Ian Curtis and put him on such a high pedestal is that the real tragedy of his very human life and the beauty of his lyrics is lost amidst their inane chatter. Control was a loving portrait of a conflicted character, but This Is England was a far better film. Brutal, moving and very, very powerful. Anyway, as much as I like Control, I've always prefered Twenty Four Hour Party People.

[fasterdanlite]

I never new The Bourne Ultimatum was an english film :D

[padraic2001eire]

Well, as I said in the first comment, Paul Greengrass is British. But still, the British film industry doesn't need to claim films like The Bourne Ultimatum, it produces enough notable films!

[ImNotThere100]

i was also confused by the inclusion of the bourne ultimatum as well....that sort of reduces the requirements to "involvement of at least one major british person" lol

[TommyW88]

pleased they gave stallone a great reception.

[edinamons]

a nod to white supremacy. the best british film is a horror film called "donkey punch". a highly intelligent take on violence and human nature.

dirty blockbuster went as far as labeling it a "drama" and taking it off the new release shelf after 6 months.

[padraic2001eire]

I'm sorry, but I don't get it. Eastern Promises is directed by a Canadian, its lead actor is American and it is see as a British film? Okay, but then The Bourne Ultimatum is financed by an American studio, based on a book by an American, its screenplay was written by Americans and its lead actor is an American, but because Paul Greengrass is English it is seen as a British film? I guess Ireland can start claiming whatever films it wants now!

By the way, This Is England is superb!

[frenchielcfc]

control is thousand times better than this is england. bet half the retards there dont even know who ian curtis was