A Room for Romeo Brass

Infobox Film
name = A Room for Romeo Brass


caption = UK Theatrical Poster
director = Shane Meadows
producer = George Faber
writer = Paul Fraser,
Shane Meadows
starring = Andrew Shim
Ben Marshall
Paddy Considine
Vicky McClure
music = Nick Hemming
cinematography = Ashley Rowe
editing = Paul Tothill
distributor = Alliance Atlantis Communications (Canada)
released = flagicon|United Kingdom 23 August, 1999
flagicon|Canada 14 September 1999
flagicon|Australia 12 October, 2000
flagicon|United States 20 October 2000
runtime = 90mins
country = Canada/UK
language = English
budget =
gross =
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amg_id =
imdb_id = 0202559

"A Room for Romeo Brass" is a 1999 film directed and written by Shane Meadows. It was co-written by frequent Meadows collaborator Paul Fraser.

The film stars Andrew Shim as Romeo Brass, Ben Marshall as Gavin Woolley and Paddy Considine as Morell. It marked the screen debut of Considine, who went on to star in Meadows' 2004 film, "Dead Man's Shoes". It was nominated in three categories at the 1999 British Independent Film Awards.

Plot

It follows the young Romeo and his best friend Gavin, as they undergo a tumultuous period in their childhood. After saving them from a beating by some local youths, the enigmatic Morell befriends the two boys and takes a liking to Romeo's older sister, Ladine Brass. However when Gavin plays a practical joke on Morell to make him look foolish in front of Ladine things turn sour for the pair. In retaliation Morell attempts to drive a wedge between the two best friends in order to keep them apart and thus ensure that he stays close to Romeo and Ladine. But when Ladine rejects Morell's advances he becomes increasingly violent towards Romeo and Gavin, leaving it up to Romeo's absentee father, Joe, to save the day.

Cast

*Andrew Shim as Romeo Brass
*Ben Marshall as Gavin "Knocks" Woolley
*Paddy Considine as Morell
*Vicky McClure as Ladine Brass
*Ladene Hall as Carol Brass
*Frank Harper as Joe Brass
*Julia Ford as Sandra Woolley
*James Higgins as Bill Woolley
*Bob Hoskins as Steven Laws

oundtrack

"A Message to You Rudy"Written by Robert Livingstone ThompsonPerformed by The Specials

"O Maria"Written by BeckPerformed by Beck

"Dead Melodies"Written by BeckPerformed by Beck

"Corpses in Their Mouths"Written by Ian Brown, A. IbrahimPerformed by Ian Brown

"Jesus Walking"Written & Performed by Nick Hemming

"Matty Groves"TraditionalArranged by Sandy Denny, Ashley Hutchings, Richard Thompson, Dave Mattacks,
Simon Nicol, Dave SwarbrickPerformed by Fairport Convention

"Twenty Five Miles"Written by Malcolm Starr, Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, Jerry Wexler, Bert BernsPerformed by Edwin Starr

"Move It on Over"Written & Performed by Hank Williams

"Stolen Car"Written by Beth Orton, Sean Food, William BlanchardPerformed by Beth Orton

"John Lee"Written by Dave SwarbrickPerformed by Fairport Convention

"Everything's Gonna Be Alright"Written by Andrew Loog Oldham, Dave SkinnerPerformed by P.P. Arnold

"Don't Forget Your Shovel"Written by Christie HennessyPerformed by Christy Moore

"Civvy Street Fiasco"Written by Stephen LawriePerformed by Unisex

"Fox in the Snow"Written & Performed by Belle & Sebastian

"5,6,7,8"Written by Steve Crosby, Barry UptonPerformed by Steps

"Colours"Written by DonovanPerformed by Donovan

"Listen Here"Written & Performed by Eddie Harris

"If This Is Love"Written by Gavin ClarkePerformed by Sunhouse

"Going Down"Written by Ian Brown, John SquirePerformed by Stone Roses

"Everywhere"Written by Greg Trooper, Ed GriffinPerformed by Billy Bragg

"After Midnight"Written & Performed by J. J. Cale

Awards

1999 British Independent Film Awards

(Nominated)

Best British Film
Best Director (Shane Meadows)
Best Original Screenplay (Shane Meadows & Paul Fraser)

External links

*imdb title|id=0202559|title=A Room for Romeo Brass