Purely Belter

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Purely Belter
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
Editing by	Michael Ellis
Release date(s)	2000
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
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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 then St. James' Park.

In true geordie dialect, the phrase Purely Belter would actually be spelt Pure Belta, or Pure Beltaz because the accent would make "er" sound like "ah". Broken down, the word Pure or Purely simple means very, and Belter, Belta or Beltaz means great or good.