Young Hearts Run Free

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2009

1h 33m

Drama

Romance

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

A teenager faces a difficult choice after he falls in love during violent miner strikes.

Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

It's warmhearted, with evidence that Simpson will have more to offer in his next film.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 31, 2011

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Sukhdev Sandhu

Daily Telegraph (UK)

The drama veers towards afternoon-television territory at times, but this is likeable, honest fare.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 31, 2011

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Neil Smith

Total Film

Canny enough to stand comparison with coming-of-age Brit-flicks like SoulBoy and Cemetery Junction.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 23, 2011

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Shot on a budget so small as to be virtually non-existent, this debut feature by writer/director Andy Mark Simpson is a well paced, warm and engaging film that hits the spot as the story keeps you sucked in throughout. While there is the odd clunky moment (but rather fewer concrete shod episodes than in 'Revenge of the Sith' for example) this doesn't detract from the overall quality of the drama and this film shows real promise in the writing and cinematography. Some cracking performances from the 3 leads as well. Thumbs up!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Andy Mark Simpson

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Andy Biersack

Mark Summers

Matthew Brown

Jonta

Fran Biggs

Mrs Jean Tait

Jennifer Bryden

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Jay Carter

Tony Best

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Synopsis

A teenager faces a difficult choice after he falls in love during violent miner strikes.

Director: Andy Mark Simpson
Producer: Andy Mark Simpson
Screenwriter: Andy Mark Simpson
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 26, 2020
Runtime: 1h 33m

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