tomgillespie2002 Written by David Leland and directed by Alan Clarke, Made in Britain was originally broadcast on the BBC as part of a quartet of pieces dubbed Tales Out of School, all of which shared a focus on Britain's educational system. The films, all written by Leland, were a reaction to Margaret Thatchers political regime, and Made in Britain depicts the sort of character that was emerging from the increasingly violent and racist youth culture of the time.When we first meet Trevor (Tim Roth in his debut), he is being tried in court for throwing a brick through a Pakistani family's window and shoplifting. Defiant to the very end, the 20 year-old neo-Nazi with a swastika tattooed on his face is sent to an Assessment Centre while his fate is determined. There he shares a room with a black teenager with learning difficulties who he takes with him to the Job Centre where he throws a brick through a window and steals a car. Trevor is told by the superintendent that time and time again Trevor has ensured his life will result in an endless cycle of poverty, crime and prison, and this is his last chance to make a choice.Roth is a ferocious force of nature as Trevor. Alan Clarke's films always manage to turn its despicable lead into a charismatic, and almost sympathetic, human being. Normally, someone like Trevor would be an unbearable character to spend 70 minutes with, but Roth, Leland and Clarke make him into a fascinating embodiment of nihilism. The moment during his late-night rampage when he stares perplexed at a shop display of an idealistic family makes for a powerful social message. Everything is "bollocks" and everybody is a "wanker", but there's an empathy to be had with his complete disillusionment with the system. He doesn't even come across a particularly racist, it's almost like it's just another thing for him to hate. Surely one of the best TV movies ever, and a great achievement for the BBC during one of its most creative periods.

Scott LeBrun The extremely talented Tim Roth made his acting debut with this powerful little drama. Roth plays Trevor, a teen aged skinhead with no regard for the rules of society. As the story opens, he's being sent to a detention centre while authorities try to decide what to do about him. He doesn't have any real interest in changing his ways, and would prefer to spend his time stealing things, spouting racial hatred, and being a public nuisance in general.One can tell that 'Made in Britain' was originally made for television. It doesn't attempt to be overtly cinematic, but then it doesn't need to. David Leland wrote the intelligent script, making this an "angry young man" story with a memorable central character. One watches this unfold, doubtful that Trevor will be redeemable at some point, and only vaguely hopeful. When officials try to show him the error of his ways, he shows no interest. His compulsive need to defy authority overrides everything, and he simply refuses to stay out of trouble.Directed by Alan Clarke ("Scum"), and scored by anarchist musicians The Exploited, this gets a lot of juice from the magnetic performance by Roth. I'm sure people who watched 'Made in Britain' when it was new could sense a brilliant career in the making. Roth is also very nicely supported by Terry Richards, as the impressionable Errol, Bill Stewart, as Peter, Geoffrey Hutchings, as the superintendent, and Sean Chapman ("Hellraiser" 1 and 2) as Barry.Highly recommended viewing.Eight out of 10.

Sakab The movie doesn't emphasize to the reasons that led anti-hero Trevor to this situation but shows the uncontrollable anger of a young man who's dealing with everything that surrounds him (historically that time was very tough for the English people due to Thatcherism). Obviously the director is attending to the English viewers so some may misunderstood his well-meaning intentions. Trevor has no any political relation with fascism or Nazis. Try to remember that scene where Trevor says to his black "fellow" Errol that he's leaving because he has to find his mates. There are no mates! His not going to find his mates. He has create in his mind a pseudo-world of fighters against society no matter what kind of fighters they are, no matter what's their political background. He have to express that anger in a way that has no matter what truly represents. If you see Trevor looks much more with an anarchist than a Nazi (it's not accidental that the intro song is from the anarchic band "The Exploited"). Even Errol is so confused in that confusing time in British history that he's willing to do harm to his homeopaths that is Paki's. Yesterday I saw the film "This Is England" which is close to the main subject of "Made in Britain". It is also a masterwork and i recommend to everyone!

kmp3000 Hey Franz. You obviously don't understand that this is a benchmark film in the career of Tim Roth. It is a classic tale of an urban struggle of a young white man in Thatchers Britain. Coming from experience the film deals with all aspects of "A life gone off the rails" due to "repression" and missunderstanding". Not to say that the lead character Trevor wasn't entirley correct on his views but there are still people in society who have come from broken homes and this film is still relative. By the way if you don't rate this film why the hell are you even on the net writing about it. For all the genuine fans out there i wanna say this is my favorite Roth film and always will be. I am in no way racist and hold no views such as the ones expressed in the film. Thanks. KMP3000