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Social Realism Directors
Shane Meadows
• Shane Meadows is well known for his films
  which focus upon the social realism genre and
  his nitty gritty of the episodes of which he deals
  with within his films.
• Shane Meadows most famous film which
  focuses upon social realism is the film ‘This is
  England’.
• Although he has also directed other films such
  as ‘Twenty-Four seven’, and ‘Dead Mans
  Shoes’.
This is England
• This is England is set just after the
  Falkland's war and focuses upon the
  relationship between a young child (who's
  dad died fighting in the war), and the
  skinheads.


      http://youtu.be/H0jkv2bRFgQ
Ken Loach
• Ken Loach has directed many films within the social
  realism genre.



• Wikipedia quotes that Loach ‘’is known for his
  naturalistic, social realist directing style and for his
  socialist beliefs, which are evident in his film treatment of
  social issues such as homelessness and labour rights’’
My Name is Joe
• My name is Joe is one of Loach’s well
  known social realism films which deals
  with the life of an unemployed alcoholic
  trying to find love in one of the toughest
  Glasgow neighbourhoods.



http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi1486356761/

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Social realism directors

  • 3. • Shane Meadows is well known for his films which focus upon the social realism genre and his nitty gritty of the episodes of which he deals with within his films. • Shane Meadows most famous film which focuses upon social realism is the film ‘This is England’. • Although he has also directed other films such as ‘Twenty-Four seven’, and ‘Dead Mans Shoes’.
  • 4. This is England • This is England is set just after the Falkland's war and focuses upon the relationship between a young child (who's dad died fighting in the war), and the skinheads. http://youtu.be/H0jkv2bRFgQ
  • 6. • Ken Loach has directed many films within the social realism genre. • Wikipedia quotes that Loach ‘’is known for his naturalistic, social realist directing style and for his socialist beliefs, which are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as homelessness and labour rights’’
  • 7. My Name is Joe • My name is Joe is one of Loach’s well known social realism films which deals with the life of an unemployed alcoholic trying to find love in one of the toughest Glasgow neighbourhoods. http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi1486356761/