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Full Record for Film No. 199


Title:For Queen and Country
Director 1:Martin Stellman
Country:UK
Year:1988
length:101 mins
Colour/b-w:colour
Genre:feature film
Screenwriter:Martin Stellman, Trix Worrell
Cinematographer:Richard Greatrex
Editor:Stephen Singleton
Producer:Tim Bevan, Sarah Radclyffe
Production company:Atlantic Releasing Corporation/Working Title/Zenith
Cast:Denzel Washington, Amanda Redman, George Baker, Bruce Payne
Location:TABB
TABB No.:78
Synopsis:"For Queen and Country" uncovers the cynicism and despair beneath the surface of Thatcher's England. Reuben James, who returns to England after having served in the British Army for nine years, finds his home in a devastated state: hopelessness, poverty, violence, crime and racism dominate the life in South London.
Keyword 1:masculinity
Keyword 2:1980s
Keyword 3:isolation
Keyword 4:society
Keyword 5:city
Keyword 6:army
Keyword 7:war
Keyword 8:Thatcher
Keyword 9:violence
Keyword 10:disillusionment
Keyword 11:London

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