Press

Reviews

Mark Kermode's Film of the week
The Observer/Guardian - 4* review

Peter Bradshaw
The Guardian - 4* review

“Brute social realism with a thriller’s ticking clock”
Variety

“Shocking, saddening, frightening, but with some welcome humanity in reserve”
Screen Daily

“A bold powerful eye-opening film…”
The Face

This film needs to be seen
The Times

Important and ferociously powerful film
Vice

Spectator Australia - review

Cinerama - 5* review

Cinechat - 4* review

Film Hounds - 4* review

Any Good Films - review

Movies.ie - 4* review

Filmuforia - 4* review

Hey u Guys - 4* review

Evening Standard - 4* review

Battle Royale with Cheese - review

The List - 4* review

Out-take Mag - 4* review

The People’s Movies - 4* review

Review Avenue - 9/10 review

Film Carnage - 3 1/2* review

I News - 4* review

The Times - 3* review

The Radio Times - 4* review

Brum Notes - review

The Gay UK - 4* review

Liquid Marmalade - review

The Sunday Times - 3* review

Sight & Sound - review

Little White Lies - 4* review

Vodzilla - 8/10 review

FABUK - Positive review

Close up Film - 4* review

Movies 1 - Positive review

Film for Thought - 3 1/2* review

The New Statesman - Positive review

NME - 4* review

Interviews

NME
Interview with Henry Blake

Sky News
Live TV interview with Henry Blake at 14:45

The Empire Podcast
Interview with Harris Dickinson

Mark Kemode Live in 3D
“The way in which the story is told is actually expressionist… a marriage of sound and vision that is cinematic in itself”
Henry Blake interview
(from 17:57 onwards)

The Empire Podcast
Interview with Harris Dickinson & 4* review
Friday 4th December
The interview starts at 36:00 minutes & the review starts at 131:14 minutes

The List - Harris Dickinson quotes from Hey U Guys interview

Film News - Harris Dickinson quotes from Hey U Guys interview

Leigh Singer Interviews Henry Blake and DOP Sverre Sørdal on visual influences for County Lines

Jackie Long interviews Henry Blake on Channel 4 News

“County Lines sits in a lineage of films that have been specifically to highlight overlooked social problems.”
Sight and Sound Dec 2020 Interview with Henry Blake

Guardian interview with Conrad Khan.

Out-Take Mag
Interview with Henry Blake

Henry Blake discusses exploitation and vulnerability in County Lines

Flip your Whig
interview with Henry Blake

Majestic Disorder
Interview with Henry Blake

Out-Take Mag
Interview with Henry Blake

Directors Notes
Interview with Henry Blake

Glamour
Interview with Ashley Madekwe

ITV London News
Interview with Henry Blake and Conrad Khan
Thursday 10th December, 18:17

Radio & Podcast

“An incredibly powerful film….”
Mariella Fostrup interviews Henry Blake on Times Radio

(Listen from 01:48)

“Holds a mirror up to Society….”
Jason Solomons and Robert Elms interview Harris Dickinson on BBC Radio London
(listen from 2:45)

Kermode on Film Podcast
Interview with Henry Blake
The interview starts at 39:21 minutes

The BBC Radio 5 Live: Nihal Arthanayake 
Interview with Henry Blake, ‘ Tracey’ one of the contributors / case studies for the film and a representative from The Children’s Society.
50 minute feature starts at 13:08

BBC Radio London: Eddie Nestor
Interview with Henry Blake
The interview starts at 2:42:04 minutes

BBC Radio 4: Front Row
Interview with Henry Blake
The interview is  from 14:01 minutes

Kent Online / KMFM
Interview with Henry Blake

The Cinematologists
Interview with Henry Blake & discussion on social realism and positive review
The discussion starts at 10:27 & the interview starts at 0:25:50 minutes

BBC Radio Suffolk: James Hazell
Interview with Henry Blake
The interview is introduced from 2:13:07 minutes

BBC Radio London: Eddie Nestor
Interview with Henry Blake

RTE Arena
Interview with Henry Blake
The interview starts at 51.55 minutes

BBC Radio Essex: Afternoons on Essex
Interview with Henry Blake
The interview starts at 2:09:05 minutes

BBC Radio Kent: The Dominic King Show
Interview with Henry Blake
18:10 and repeated at 20:45

BBC Radio Surrey and Sussex:Mid-Morning
Positive review from 12:40

BBC Radio 5 Live: Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review
Positive review from 14:30

BBC Radio Surrey and Sussex: Amanny Mo
Interview with Henry Blake from 21:00

Brit Flicks Podcast
Interview with Henry Blake