Collection
Tina Trilogy
A series of films written and directed by Penny Woolcock set on a tough Leeds housing estate and starring the residents who actually live there in real life. The films have many cast and characters in common, and progress toward a wider view of the community.
Timeline
- 1
Tina Goes Shopping9/28/19991h 0m 7.0The first film in the Tina trilogy, using the actual inhabitants of a tough Leeds council estate in the leading roles. Tina is a single mum who steals to order for her own `shopping' business, her drug-addict boyfriend Aaron is planning the theft of a cow so he can sell the meat, and Tina's father, Don, is the mobster in control of the local drugs trade.
- 2
Tina Takes a Break5/23/20011h 5m 9.0Second in the Tina trilogy of films (Tina Goes Shopping, Mischief Night) set on a tough Leeds housing estate and starring the residents who actually live there in real life. This time Tina is in prison and life on the estate is viewed through her children's eyes.
- 3
Mischief Night11/3/20061h 33m 5.7Everyone has Halloween, but in Yorkshire, they have Mischief Night, where madness and mayhem rule. In the course of one night, the barriers that separate two families—one white, one Asian—come tumbling down in a blaze of crime, clubbing, love and fireworks—changing all their lives forever.
