Purely Belter

Infobox Film
name = Purely Belter


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director = Mark Herman
producer = Elizabeth Karlsen
writer = Mark Herman, Jonathan Tulloch
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starring = Chris Beattie, Greg McLane, Tim Healy, Charlie Hardwick Ross Strong
music = Ian Broudie, Michael Gibbs
cinematography = Andy Collins
editing = Michael Ellis
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released = 2000
runtime = 99 minutes
country = United Kingdom
language = English
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imdb_id = 0246875

"Purely Belter" is a 2000 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 FA Premier League 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.

There is a sub-plot within the film of domestic violence and child abuse, with a particular focus on the effects of this on the two teenagers and their families.

Ironically, both of the young lead actors were born in Sunderland. There has traditionally been a strong rivalry between Sunderland and Newcastle, especially in football. Much of the stadium footage in the film was also filmed at Sunderland's Stadium of Light rather than St. James' Park.

In true Geordie dialect, the phrase "Purely Belter" would actually be "Pure Belta" because the accent would make "er" sound like "ah". Broken down, the word Pure or Purely simply means very, and Belter or Belta means great or good; it is ironic that "Purely Belter" is in fact a Mackem phrase.Or|date=March 2008

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*imdb title|id=0246875|title=Purely Belter