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It was known for its gritty social realism, exploring racism as well as drug abuse, teenage pregnancy, mental illness and HIV and Aids.

And I think that I started to gravitate to Italian neorealism, British social realism.

For most of its run time, Bird offers social realism, excellent acting performances, moments of humour and complicated characters - not least the caring but flawed Bailey.

Gunn goes for a gritty, dim look to give the film the air of authentic social realism.

The modesty of his frames — subdued primary colors, static compositions, purposefully dimmed lighting — brings a slightly heightened mood to his peculiar take on social realism.