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Urban Hymn

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United Kingdom · 2015
1h 54m
Director Michael Caton-Jones
Starring Shirley Henderson, Letitia Wright, Isabella Laughland, Ian Hart
Genre Crime, Drama

Against the backdrop of the UK summer riots of 2011, Jamie comes of age in a troubled environment. However, when she meets a new and determined social worker named Kate, she starts to see a way out of her difficult life. Kate encourages Jamie to use her beautiful singing voice to chart a new path forward.

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The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Brad Wheeler

Handled by veteran Scottish director Michael Caton-Jones, Urban Hymn is an unimaginative drama, carried by solid acting – Isabella Laughland is chilling as the possessive, menacing Leanne – but let down by an unspectacular script.

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Variety by Dennis Harvey

Competent if pedestrian Urban Hymn takes a familiar walk down the path of inspirational youth drama.

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Total Film by James Mottram

It’s heavy-handed, but with such fine performances from the youngsters, aided by the ever-reliable Shirley Henderson (as a social worker), that it’s hard not to get sucked into this tragic tale.

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CineVue by Jamie Neish

Led by a trio of tremendous performances from its female leads, Wright, front and centre as Jamie, is the stand-out.

70

Los Angeles Times by Kimber Myers

Urban Hymn is so carefully and lovingly made by director Michael Caton-Jones and his leads that it’s hard to begrudge the British drama its familiar premise, especially as you squint at the screen through tears.

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Time Out London by Tom Huddleston

The crude good-girl/bad-girl dynamic between its young leads is just one of many crass elements in this woolly, well-meaning but fatally unconvincing melodrama.

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