During a long English summer in the early 1980s, two schoolboys from differing backgrounds set out to make a film inspired by the film First Blood.

As tributes to the power of friendship, imagination and Sly Stallone’s woodland warrior go, Son of Rambow takes some beating. Rich in period detail and boasting a spirited pair of performances from its young leads, it’s an alluring tribute to the joys of amateur filmmaking in the video-store era.