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Steven Sheil Talks "Mum & Dad"

Submitted by Eric on Wednesday, May 6th 2009

I think that there’s a lot of talk in the UK about family and parenting and a lot of worries about ‘Broken Britain’ – this idea that society is collapsing.

Are you a big horror fan? What films would you say influenced it the most?

The director talks about the hysteria around crumbling families in the UK, filming torture scenes, and showing "Mum & Dad" to his parents for the first time.

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Eden Lake (REVIEW)

Submitted by Chrissie on Thursday, Apr 23rd 2009

Just from some of the films I've seen lately, it seems that "hoodies", or groups of young adolescents from the suburbs, are a major problem in Britain. In many recent British films, such as “Hot Fuzz” and now “Eden Lake”, these adolescents are portrayed as a technologically savvy bunch with baggy clothing and thick slang-filled accents.

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