County Lines

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County Lines

2019

1h 30m

Drama

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24 Reviews

78%

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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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Jo F

Being a British film means that it's not a "glossy American movie " harsh and does portray the fact that it's close to the life of young lads and even girls who are under the impression that the cash is easy to get. County Lines isn't going away......

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/27/24

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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