Ken Loach has accustomed us to indicting the society indifference to all what occurs to underprivileged British classes. I watched better films of his, such as "My name is Joe" and "Carla's song", but "Sweet Sixteen" has a dramatic sense that is really emotional. The director portrays in a lacerating way these sad lives, ineluctably taking to violence and crime; obviously, his political point of view is fixed and definite, but the way he presents the plights of unlucky people is memorable, as he shows situations full of anger, heart and frustration; tout ensemble, I would say it's another piece of genuine screen realism, with skillful and fine acting.
Review of Sweet Sixteen
