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Skinhead Attitude

2003 · 90 min

A sober, talk-heavy history lesson that traces a subculture's drift into extremism, informative but dry and unsettling.

Directed by
Daniel Schweizer
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Laurel Aitken, Buster Bloodvessel, Jimmy Pursey
Overview
Outlines the history of 40 years of the skinhead subculture, beginning with the most recent versions of the culture.

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Directed by
Daniel Schweizer
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Laurel Aitken, Buster Bloodvessel, Jimmy Pursey
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    Themes
    • identity
    • politics
    • race
    • class
    • rebellion
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
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    • documentary
    • true story
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    • Language strong
    • Violence mild
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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Daniel Schweizer
    Starring
    Laurel Aitken, Buster Bloodvessel, Jimmy Pursey, Ian Stuart, Gavin Watson
    Music
    Peter Bräker
    Cinematography
    Denis Jutzeler
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    France, Germany, Switzerland
    Languages
    German, English, French, Italian, Polish, Swedish, Czech

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