简介：InBritain,whenboredstreetpunksgoonviolentdestructivespreeslateatnightthroughlocalyardsandneighborhoodsitiscalleda"Bostonkickout."Combiningelementsofhumor,grittyrealism,anddrama,thisyouthfulfilm,setindismalStevenage,ahastilybuiltpost-wartownwhereunemploymentanddespairrunsrampantandtheyouth,boredandwithouthopeforthefuture,engageinviolentcrimeanddruguse.Undertheseconditions,fourteenagefriendsstruggletosomehowmaketheirwaytomanhoodandabetterfuture.MuchofthestorycentersonPhil,ayoungmanlivingwithhisfatherRayandthegrimmemoryofhismother's1982suicideinLondon.ItwasyoungPhilwhofoundherhangingfromaropeatthetopofthestairs.Soonafterward,toescapetheawfulmemory,Raymovedthemtothesuburb.ThatwasyearsagoandnowPhilhangsoutwithhisbestmateTedandtriestofigureoutwhattodowithhislife.Tedtiresoftheiraimless,emptylives,rebelsandleavesafteraviolentincident.LonelyPhilbeginshangingoutwithMattandSteve.Matthasrecentlymarriedanddoesn'tseemtomindthestultifyinglifeinStevenagewhileSteveisemotionallyunstableandreadytofallapart.BeforethearrivalofShona,hislovelyIrishcousin,Philcontemplateswhatheseesashistwolifeoptions,collegewithitshollowpromiseofajob,oralifeofcrime.Shonathinkshehastalentasaphotographerandencourageshimastheyembarkuponabriefromanticfling.JustwhenPhilbeginstodreamofabetterlife,hisbereavedfatherattemptstokillhimself.…