Urban Hymn

"The only way out is to find your voice"

2015 1h 54m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 23

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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.

“The only way out is to find your voice”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Writers: Nick Moorcroft
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Caton-Jones, shot by Denis Crossan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tom Linden. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor István Király shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Shirley Henderson and Letitia Wright and Isabella Laughland carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The only way out is to find your voice".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2184335 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Michael Caton-Jones directs. Denis Crossan behind the camera. Tom Linden scores. István Király cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Directed by Michael Caton-Jones, shot by Denis Crossan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Tom Linden. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor István Király shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Shirley Henderson and Letitia Wright and Isabella Laughland carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The only way out is to find your voice".
8IMDB entry: tt2184335 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 23 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "robbery", "social worker", "difficult childhood", "street riots".

The technical file

Cinematography: Denis Crossan
Original score: Tom Linden
Editing: István Király
Production design: Laura Tarrant-Brown
Costume design: Rob Nicholls
Makeup / hair: Tracey Wells
Sound: Adrian Rhodes
Stunt coordinator: Tony Lucken
Runtime: 114 min · 1h 54m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): 14A
IMDB: Urban Hymn (2015)

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r96sk2020-08-14
★ 8/10
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 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.

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