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Urban Hymn

Urban Hymn

7

2015

114 min

Crime

Drama

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.

Urban Hymn

7

2015

114 min

Crime

Drama

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.

Cast

Shirley Henderson

Kate Linton

Letitia Wright

Jamie Harrison

Isabella Laughland

Leanne Dixon

Ian Hart

Ian Wilson

Steven Mackintosh

David Linton

Caroline O'Neill

Fiona

Shaun Parkes

Charlie

Matthew Steer

Michael

Jack McMullen

Dean

Jamie Taylor

Peter

Athena Droutis

Alice

McKell David

Ryan

Reviews

r96sk

@r96sk

4 years ago

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 is Shirley Henderson as Kate. The support cast are also well chosen. One thing I will note is that the film does peak a little too early. The first half of it is fantastic, as is the rest all in all but it does drop off slightly once everything's been understood. It is also somewhat predictable, though that's not a negative thing if the production makes it work - which this does. Well worth your viewing time. A weighty story with a convincing cast.