County Lines

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County Lines

2019

1h 30m

Drama

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24 Reviews

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A 14-year-old boy becomes a drug courier.

Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

A mournfully ambient and somewhat ethereal score by James Pickering helps elevate this above mere social realism, finding unexpected shards of beauty in even the most dismal circumstances.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 6, 2020

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Millicent Thomas

Little White Lies

A deeply impactful look at the manifold dangers our young people face today.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 5, 2020

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

If you were looking for a word to describe writer-director Henry Blake's horribly timely debut you would not pick "fun", yet the filmmaking is so sharp I was hooked from the get-go.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 4, 2020

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Francesca Steele

iNews.co.uk

It is bleak, but all the more powerful for it.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 10, 2024

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Charlotte Harrison

Charlotte Sometimes Goes to the Movies

For those who work alongside young people, I cannot implore you to watch this enough.

Nov 17, 2022

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Kyann-Sian Williams

NME (New Musical Express)

An honest telling of the harsh world that feeds our addictions.

Rated: 4/5

May 5, 2021

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Jerod S

Horribly sad that this smuggling is a thing in the UK, but the film drags in silence.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/31/24

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Audience Member

Complete rubbish. The story makes hardly any sense with loads of parts missed out or skipped over. Waste of time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/28/23

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Audience Member

Hard hitting, raw, emotive, sublime.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Synopsis

A 14-year-old boy becomes a drug courier.

Director: Henry Blake
Screenwriter: Henry Blake
Production Co: Two Birds
Genre: Drama
Original Language: British English
Runtime: 1h 30m