A troubled foster kid becomes an unlikely rap battle champion in this urban rites of passage drama set in the...
A troubled foster kid becomes an unlikely rap battle champion in this urban rites of passage drama set in the hostile UK rap battle scene.
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85 %13 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
92 %17 reviewsAudience score rating
"It's pungently acted by a cast of unknowns, and the wars of words are thrilling and often eye-wateringly offensive."
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The Times
The Times"It's about a young white rapper who has issues with his mother, and naturally it may owe something to Curtis Hanson's 8 Mile from 2003, starring Eminem, but I enjoyed this more."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Embraces the specificity of an English working-class seaside milieu, stacks the drama with ebullient UK rap and grime talent, and puts Swindells's vital performance stage centre to produce a compelling drama that transcends its generic roots..."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"The soundtrack is better than the movie."
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Little White Lies
Little White Lies"In the latter stages, the film becomes increasingly sentimental, and even risks turning into a full blown tearjerker, but it never feels trite or manipulative."
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Independent
IndependentVS. | Details
- Rating
- 15, very strong language, strong sex references, sex, drug misuse
- Runtime
- 100
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- UK
