Purely Belter
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British DVD cover
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| Directed by | Mark Herman |
| Produced by | Elizabeth Karlsen |
| Written by | Mark Herman, Jonathan Tulloch |
| Starring | Chris Beattie, Greg McLane, Tim Healy, Charlie Hardwick |
| Music by | Ian Broudie, Michael Gibbs |
| Cinematography | Andy Collins |
| Edited by | Michael Ellis |
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Release date
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2000 |
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Running time
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99 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Purely Belter is a 2000 British comedy drama film directed by Mark Herman about two teenagers (Chris Beattie and Greg McLane) trying to get money, by any means necessary, in order to get season tickets for home games played by the EFL Championship football team Newcastle United.
It is based on the novel The Season Ticket by Jonathan Tulloch.
Other actors in the movie include Roy Hudd, Charlie Hardwick, Tim Healy, Kerry Ann Christiansen and Kevin Whately. There is also a cameo appearance by footballer Alan Shearer, whose car the boys steal.
The title is a Geordie dialect expression. "Pure" simply means very, and "Belter" or "Belta" means great or good. Despite it being based in Newcastle Upon-Tyne and following Newcastle United F.C, the actual dialect phrase "Pure Belter" has been altered to "Purely Belter" to make it grammatically more conventional for a mainstream audience.
The phrase is spoken several times in the film, first by Sewell when he and Gerry go skinny dipping after stealing Shearer's car and later when they dream of the freedom they will have when they get money.
There is an ironic tinge to the film; despite it being all about Newcastle United, the two actors playing Gerry and Sewell are actually from Sunderland and are massive Sunderland A.F.C fans.
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