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Urban Hymn

- The only way out is to find your voice

Set against the backdrop of the 2011 UK summer riots, Jamie, a young female offender who possesses a remarkable voice, meets a determined social worker who inspires her to use it.

Release Date : 2015-09-11

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Kreo FilmsEclipse FilmsDashishah Global Film ProductionPowderkeg PicturesHead Gear Films

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Kate Linton

Original Name : Shirley Henderson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jamie Harrison

Original Name : Letitia Wright

Gender : Female

Character Name : Leanne Dixon

Original Name : Isabella Laughland

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ian Wilson

Original Name : Ian Hart

Gender : Male

Character Name : David Linton

Original Name : Steven Mackintosh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fiona

Original Name : Caroline O'Neill

Gender : Female

Character Name : Charlie

Original Name : Shaun Parkes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Michael

Original Name : Matthew Steer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dean

Original Name : Jack McMullen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Peter

Original Name : Jamie Taylor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alice

Original Name : Athena Droutis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ryan

Original Name : McKell David

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bob

Original Name : Frankie Oatway

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lisa

Original Name : Katie Redford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Liam

Original Name : George Somner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sonya

Original Name : Ellie Carney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ricky

Original Name : Dean Warren

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fence

Original Name : Julian Rivett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leslie

Original Name : Diana Payan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Field Social Worker

Original Name : Madeleine Bowyer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Principal Officer

Original Name : Peter Vollebregt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Station Police Officer

Original Name : Kemal Sylvester

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prison Bully

Original Name : Kirsty J. Curtis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Prison Chaplain

Original Name : Victoria Alcock

Gender : Female

Character Name : Youth Court Judge

Original Name : Martin Turner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer

Original Name : Mark Flitton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Probation Officer

Original Name : Robin Berry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cello Boy

Original Name : Dan Cohen

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Dinner Guest

Original Name : Caroline O'Hara

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ben Linton

Original Name : Charlie Caton-Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Billy Bragg

Gender : Male

Reviews

r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

Excellent! 'Urban Hymn' is much more heartfelt and meaningful than I thought it would be. It avoids doing the usual, over-the-top thing of making every kid in the film a wannabe gangster and making them all silly criminals. Don't get me wrong, it does have shades of that but I feel it portrays it in a much more subtle manner than most films of this type do. The cast are brilliant. Letitia Wright gives a superb performance as Jamie, I believed in her character from the get-go; which is thanks to the writing et al. but also to Wright. Isabella Laughland as Leanne is very good, as is Shirley Henderson as Kate. The support cast are also well chosen. One thing I will note is that the film does peak a little too early. The first half of it is fantastic, as is the rest all in all but it does drop off slightly once everything's been understood. It is also somewhat predictable, though that's not a negative thing if the production makes it work - which this does. Well worth your viewing time. A weighty story with a convincing cast.