This Is England

School is out for summer, and 12 year old Shaun is about to find a dangerous new group of friends. Having lost his father in the Falklands War, life has been lonely in this grim coastal town in northern England. When Shaun meets the local skinheads, however, their companionship and even their violence appeal to Shaun's hurt and rage. In Combo, an older volatile skinhead, Shaun finds a big brother and under Combo's leadership, the gang and young Shawn will arrive at an irreversible act of violence. (official distributor synopsis)