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Director:
Writer:
Lynne Ramsay (written by)
Release Date:
12 November 1999 (UK)
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Plot:
Glasgow, summer, 1973. Dustmen are striking; bags of garbage add to the blight of council flats and a fetid canal...
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Awards:
11 wins
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4 nominations
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my favourite film
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| William Eadie | ... | James Gillespie | |
| Tommy Flanagan | ... | Da | |
| Mandy Matthews | ... | Ma | |
| Michelle Stewart | ... | Ellen | |
| Lynne Ramsay Jr. | ... | Anne Marie (as Lynne Ramsay Jnr.) | |
| Leanne Mullen | ... | Margaret Anne | |
| John Miller | ... | Kenny | |
| Jackie Quinn | ... | Mrs. Quinn | |
| James Ramsay | ... | Mr. Quinn | |
| Anne McLean | ... | Mrs. Fowler | |
| Craig Bonar | ... | Matt Monroe | |
| Andrew McKenna | ... | Billy | |
| James Montgomery | ... | Hammy | |
| Thomas McTaggart | ... | Ryan | |
| Stuart Gordon | ... | Tommy |
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Also Known As:
Ratcatcher (France)
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94 min
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Certification:
Iceland:12 |
Netherlands:16 (original DVD/VHS release) |
Netherlands:6 |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Norway:15 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
Argentina:13
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Although this film is in English, the US release has English subtitles because all the characters speak in a very heavy Scottish accent.
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Anachronisms: The film is set in 1975. The Leyland Atlantean bus used throughout, LA1 (FYS998), was withdrawn from service in 1973. It is preserved in the Glasgow Museum of Transport.
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Gassenhauer
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this is my favourite film. it was like watching a mirror of what being a kid was all about, which i guess makes it harder for those with a carefree childhood to identify. i loved ramsay's ability to create intense and harsh situations without slipping into the provocative manipulation that is characteristic of many similar child starring films (think harmony korine). the characters are subtly built through their actions and their treatment is compassionate - this could have easily turned into one of those films lacking a single likable character, but instead the amoral approach shows off their beauty and humanity through their flaws. the cinematography is easily one of the best i've seen and its tones perfectly serve the substance, merging the poetic and stark realism. the actors and non-actors can hardly be distinguished from each other, it's the type of film where everyone just seem to be themselves, and lynne ramsay is truly a master of releasing the most meaningful expressions from her actors.
the ending as someone else mentioned can be taken both realistically or symbolically, but the scene resolves james's guilt whichever way you take it.
this film is not an easy watch and one should be prepared for an intense emotional experience or else it could get intolerable.