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Purely Belter

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Two teens (Chris Beattie, Greg McLane) from broken homes try to figure out how they can raise enough money to buy season passes for their favorite soccer team.

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Michael Thomson BBC.com Rated: 3/5 Oct 12, 2001 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Oct 12, 2001 Full Review Ian Mantgani UK Critic So bad in so many different ways that a review threatens to become a list. Rated: 1/4 Oct 12, 2001 Full Review Andrew Howe eFilmCritic.com An engaging, bittersweet ode to family, friends and football. Rated: 4/5 Oct 9, 2001 Full Review Read all reviews

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S G Lovely little smart movie, not a football fan but really loved this movie and story , a British movie make well, a nice snapshot of UK .10/10 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/23/24 Full Review Glafira Regina O The film is about two teenagers trying to get money, by any means necessary, in order to get season tickets for home games of Premier League Football team Newcastle United. Although “Purely Belter” ly funny, I found it difficult to watch at the same time, because many British kids are forced to live in poverty and make a living by stealing. Towards the end, the boys are caught in an unsuccessful attempt to rob a bank - they didn't even have a weapon with them, pretending that they were actually hiding it in their blouses. So all hope of attending a football match disappears, but no - the boys are sentenced to 200 hours of correctional work, namely caring for old people. It is from the balcony of one of the nannas that friends watch the match, because the high-rise building of the woman stands directly above the stadium. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/30/24 Full Review Shaun D Being a Newcastle fan made this watchable, but it was pretty poor and sad that people live like this. Wasn't that funny, so the football parts were the only interesting scenes. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/10/20 Full Review Audience Member Essentially it is kitchen sink realism. Flawed in many ways but gets the message across about football supporters getting priced out of the game. It was made some sixteen years ago and things have gotten even grimmer. Some decent gags, one liners and a cameo from Alan Shearer. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Nothing special, but decent enough. Fans of Byker Grove can do a lot of star watching. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Very funny movie two young boys wanting football tickets Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Two teens (Chris Beattie, Greg McLane) from broken homes try to figure out how they can raise enough money to buy season passes for their favorite soccer team.
Director
Mark Herman
Producer
Elizabeth Karlsen
Screenwriter
Mark Herman
Production Co
Channel Four Films, Mumbo Jumbo Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 3, 2017
Runtime
1h 39m