This document discusses the film "This is England" and analyzes how British it is based on several factors. It notes that the film received financing from both British and international sources, had a mostly British cast except for one American actor, and found the most box office success in England though it was distributed internationally as well. It suggests the film and others by the same production company have primarily appealed to UK audiences as they depict scenarios specific to British history and culture that may not resonate as much abroad.

2. How British is a Film?
A
B
C
D
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A - Films made with British money, personnel &
resources
B - Films co-funded with money from Britain & foreign
investment, but majority of finance, cultural content &
personnel are British.
C - Films with mostly foreign money (but non-USA)
investment and a small British input, either financially or
creatively.
D - Films made in the UK with (usually) British
cultural content, but financed fully or partly by
American companies.
E - American films with some British involvement

3. This is England (TiE)

4. This is England (TiE) Distribution
O A-Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
O Arthaus (2007) (Norway) (theatrical)
O IFC Films (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
O IFC First Take (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
O King Record Co. (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
O Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
O Nonstop Entertainment (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
O Optimum Releasing (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
O A-Film Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
O Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
O Canal Film (2008-2009) (Norway) (TV)
O Madman Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (all media)
O Netflix (2007) (USA) (DVD)
O Officine UBU (2010) (Italy) (all media)
O Red Envelope Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
O Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2008) (Finland) (DVD)

5. How British is TiE - Cast
O Shaun – Thomas Turgoose (British)
O Combo - Stephen Graham (British)
O Cynth – Jo Hartley (British)
O Milky – Andrew Shim (American)
O Lol – Vicky McClure (British)
OWoody – Joseph Gilgun (British)

6. TiE Box Office Success
O This is England ‘86 made $7,847,165 as
of 9/13/09, So there has been a lot of time
since, however, it made an entire third of
its money in England, the rest was
distributed over a series of countries such
as France and Sweden, sowing me that
the movie either wasn’t a huge success
abroad or it simply didn’t have enough
distribution access in other countries

7. Is there a correlation?
O In a lot of the Warp Films, they have only
been successful mainly in the UK, mainly
because there movies highlight scenarios
that happened and only affected Britain or
the British Isles, therefor most other
countries weren’t at all interested. Films
such as The Midnight Beast, Dead Mans
Shoes and Donkey Punch.