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Urban Hymn( 2015)

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The only way out is to find your voice

Overview

Set against the backdrop of the 2011 UK summer riots, Jamie, a young female offender who possesses a remarkable voice, meets a determined social worker who inspires her to use it.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Shirley Henderson

      Kate Linton

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      Letitia Wright

      Jamie Harrison

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      Isabella Laughland

      Leanne Dixon

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      Ian Hart

      Ian Wilson

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      Steven Mackintosh

      David Linton

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      Caroline O'Neill

      Fiona

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      Shaun Parkes

      Charlie

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      Matthew Steer

      Michael

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      Jack McMullen

      Dean

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      Jamie Taylor

      Peter

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      Athena Droutis

      Alice

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      McKell David

      Ryan

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      Frankie Oatway

      Bob

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      Katie Redford

      Lisa

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      George Somner

      Liam

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      Ellie Carney

      Sonya

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      Dean Warren

      Ricky

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      Julian Rivett

      Fence

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      Diana Payan

      Leslie

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      Madeleine Bowyer

      Field Social Worker

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      Peter Vollebregt

      Principal Officer

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      Kemal Sylvester

      Station Police Officer

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      Kirsty J. Curtis

      Prison Bully

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      Victoria Alcock

      Prison Chaplain

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      Martin Turner

      Youth Court Judge

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      Mark Flitton

      Police Officer

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      Robin Berry

      Probation Officer

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      Dan Cohen

      Cello Boy

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      Caroline O'Hara

      First Dinner Guest

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      Charlie Caton-Jones

      Ben Linton

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      Billy Bragg

      Himself

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by r96sk

    8
    Written by r96sk on Fri Aug 14 2020
    Excellent! <em>'Urban Hymn'</em> is much more heartfelt and meaningful than I thought it would be. It avoids doing the usual, over-the-top thing of making every kid in the film a wannabe gangster and making them all silly criminals. Don't get me wrong, it does have shades of that but I feel it portrays it in a much more subtle manner than most films of this type do. The cast are brilliant. Letitia Wright gives a superb performance as Jamie, I believed in her character from the get-go; which is thanks to the writing et al. but also to Wright. Isabella Laughland as Leanne is very good, as i...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    3000000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • robbery
    • social worker
    • difficult childhood
    • street riots
    • coming of age
    • prison sentence
    • death of son
    • singing in choir
    • jealous friend