Socialrelism

so·cial re·al·ism noun The realistic depiction in art of contemporary life, as a means of social or political comment Themes - money , drugs, prostitution , sex , class , religion , issues happening at the time the film was set for instance Billy Elliot - Margret Thatcher, This Is England and Kes. - examples Mirrors a transformation of society within it's time on screen.  Became popular in the 20th century in America - photographer documented the working class within still images.  Social realism was forced to find a new home, and became a television staple from the 1960s onwards. Fish Tank (2009) is further evidence of her special ability to probe complex personal emotions while more broadly reflecting the disenfranchisement of modern youth. Between them, and other emerging names, the genre looks set to be revitalised. Social Realism in films is representative of real life, with all its difficulties. The stories and people portrayed are everyday characters, usually from working class backgrounds. Typically, films within the social realist genre are gritty, urban dramas about the struggle to survive the daily grind. The Social Realism Genre was born in the 1960s in an era called British New Wave. Amongst the many films that emerged during the new wave of social realism