Tina Trilogy in order

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. 3 films, 3h 38m in all, in release order.

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   Tina Goes Shopping

   1999 · 60 min

   The 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.

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   Tina Takes a Break

   2001 · 65 min

   Second 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.

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   Mischief Night

   2006 · 93 min

   Everyone 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.

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