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Its unsentimental working-class realism, youthful friendship and mounting danger echo the tenderness and unease beneath A Room for Romeo Brass’s comic surface.
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MOVIE1999 1h 30m GBR
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
12-year-old boys Romeo Brass and Gavin Woolley have been best friends and neighbors for the majority of their lives. Gavin suffers from injuries to his back which subject him to bullying from other local boys to which Romeo quickly steps to defend him. On one particular day two boys confront Gavin and once again Romeo steps in and things turn violent, and since Gavin's injury prevents him from fighting he can't assist his friend. During the fight Gavin spots Morell and calls for him to help and Morell chases the two boys off and then drives Romeo and Gavin home. Upon meeting Morell Romeo's family quickly deduce his behavior as peculiar. Morell quickly develops an immediate attraction to Romeo's sister Ladine and seeks Romeo's advice to go out with her, Gavin takes the opportunity to play a trick on Morell that would result in him humiliating himself. Morell returns to the shop where Ladine works to apologise and ask her out again to which she accepts out of pity.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Frank Harper
Joe Brass
Vicky McClure
Ladine Brass
Johann Myers
Clifford
Bob Hoskins
Steven Laws
Ben Marshall
Gavin 'Knocks' Woolley
Julia Ford
Sandra Woolley
Tanya Myers
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