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11/09/2015 Crime, Drama 1h 54m
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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.

  1. Nick Moorcroft

    Writer

  2. Michael Caton-Jones

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Shirley Henderson

    Kate Linton

  2. Letitia Wright

    Jamie Harrison

  3. Isabella Laughland

    Leanne Dixon

  4. Ian Hart

    Ian Wilson

  5. Steven Mackintosh

    David Linton

  6. Caroline O'Neill

    Fiona

  7. Shaun Parkes

    Charlie

  8. Matthew Steer

    Michael

  9. Jack McMullen

    Dean

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by r96sk
Written by r96sk on 2020-08-14
Excellent!

'Urban Hymn' 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 ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$3,000,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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