United Kingdom
Set in an unnamed Midlands town, TwentyFourSeven (the title is local slang for 'round the clock, seven days a week') is the story of Alan Darcy (Bob Hoskins), an inspired visionary who is obsessed with restoring dignity to the town's alienated youth and bringing a sense of purpose to their lives. He does this by setting up a local boxing club, and his diary entries chart the lads' comic efforts to regain not only their fitness but an identity lost in the Thatcherite era. TwentyFourSeven is a celebration of this unique man, seen through the trials of his reluctant disciples. "This group of lads have their own tight sense of community: it's in their language, their humour, their attitude," says director Shane Meadows. "They do the same thing 24 hours a day, seven days a week - setting themselves apart. Darcy comes in with an open heart and pierces that."
Set in an unnamed Midlands town, TwentyFourSeven (the title is local slang for 'round the clock, seven days a week') is the story of Alan Darcy (Bob Hoskins), an inspired visionary who is obsessed with restoring dignity to the town's alienated youth and bringing a sense of purpose to their lives. He does this by setting up a local boxing club, and his diary entries chart the lads' comic efforts to regain not only their fitness but an identity lost in the Thatcherite era. TwentyFourSeven is a celebration of this unique man, seen through the trials of his reluctant disciples. "This group of lads have their own tight sense of community: it's in their language, their humour, their attitude," says director Shane Meadows. "They do the same thing 24 hours a day, seven days a week - setting themselves apart. Darcy comes in with an open heart and pierces that."
