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A Way Of Life is a 2004 film directed by former child actor Amma Asante. It won the "The Alfred Dunhill UK Film Talent Award" at the 2004 London Film Festival and its director won the BAFTA's "Carl Foreman Award" for a debut by a British filmmaker, as well as being named The Times Breakthrough Artist Of The Year at the 2005 South Bank Show Awards. The film also picked up the Fipresci Prize for Best Film at the 2005 Miami International Film Festival, and a special commendation Signis Award at the 2004 San Sebastian International Film Festival.

The film follows the lives of a group of poverty-stricken teenagers in South Wales as they deal with the harsh realities of life and growing up.

The main characters in the story are introduced as they kick a Turkish Muslim man to death in the street. Leigh-Anne is a 17-year-old mother living with three teenage male friends (Robbie, Stephen and Gavin) in a grotty council flat in Cardiff which is situated in one of the city's most deprived areas. She is soon fearing that she might lose her baby daughter to Social Services, and blames her Turkish Muslim neighbour Hassan Osman for this.

Osman is eventually the man who meets his death at the hands of the teenagers. The three boys kick him to death in the street while Leigh-Anne looks on, encouraging them to kick him.

The film closes with Leanne being questioned over Osman's death.

• Leigh-Anne Williams - Stephanie James
• Gavin - Nathan Jones
• Stephen - Dean Wong
• Robbie - Gary Sheppeard
• Hassan Osman - Oliver Haden
• Julie Osman - Sara Gregory
• Terry Williams - Nicholas McGaughey
• Karen Williams - Amy Morgan
• Social Security Officer - Marged Elsi
• Housing Officer - Lynsey France
• Jacob - Phillip Howe
• Social Worker - Victoria Pugh
• Barmaid - Danielle Clare Symonds

• Racism

• Official site
• A Way Of Life at the Internet Movie Database
• A Way Of Life at The British Council's British Films Website