thanks to the helpfulness of a fellow imdb member i have just managed to watch this film for the second time in nearly twenty years and and i can honestly say it hasn not lost any of its kick. i can not believe that channel 4 have let this one vanish without a trace as it is an extremely powerful and moving and moralistic take on the consequences of misplaced loyalty. it focuses on a clique of friends over the course of ten years and their relationship with two outsiders from school while specifically how they use one and mercilessly torment the other. as events from both the past and present unfold the tension gradually thickens and not dissimilar to shane meadows excellent revenge chiller dead man shoes. the acting and writing and direction are very bold for 1983 and still pack a wallop today in spite of the upper crust accents of the central characters. yes and it might be set in public school but it worlds apart from anything put out by merchant ivory while i got a state education and can still draw countless parables from the story. this is a film that you will remember for a long time if you see it  except you probably would not and because channel 4 (or filmfour) have chosen to bury it. on their own official website they describe it as an inexplicably overlooked gem from the early days of channel 4  overlooked by who. this was one of the very first channel 4 films (which would later go on to become filmfour thanks to the success of films like trainspotting) and so somewhere someone must still have the master print. in these days where you can get extended collector issue dvds of more or less anything it a bit moody that they can not give a film this good the promotion it deserves. so and if one of the channel 4 production flunkies is reading this and stop making programmes that showcase people humiliating themselves in the hope of securing a tabloid deal and chase up this film and sort out a nice special anniversary edition disc or something and please. 
thanks to the helpfulness of a fellow imdb member i have just managed to watch this film for the second time in nearly twenty years and and i can honestly say it hasn not lost any of its kick. i can not believe that channel 4 have let this one vanish without a trace as it is an extremely powerful and moving and moralistic take on the consequences of misplaced loyalty. it focuses on a clique of friends over the course of ten years and their relationship with two outsiders from school while specifically how they use one and mercilessly torment the other. as events from both the past and present unfold the tension gradually thickens and not dissimilar to shane meadows excellent revenge chiller dead man shoes. the acting and writing and direction are very bold for 1983 and still pack a wallop today in spite of the upper crust accents of the central characters. yes and it might be set in public school but it worlds apart from anything put out by merchant ivory while i got a state education and can still draw countless parables from the story. this is a film that you will remember for a long time if you see it  except you probably would not and because channel 4 (or filmfour) have chosen to bury it. on their own official website they describe it as an inexplicably overlooked gem from the early days of channel 4  overlooked by who. this was one of the very first channel 4 films (which would later go on to become filmfour thanks to the success of films like trainspotting) and so somewhere someone must still have the master print. in these days where you can get extended collector issue dvds of more or less anything it a bit moody that they can not give a film this good the promotion it deserves. so and if one of the channel 4 production flunkies is reading this and stop making programmes that showcase people humiliating themselves in the hope of securing a tabloid deal and chase up this film and sort out a nice special anniversary edition disc or something and please. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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