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Overview
Release Date:
16 November 2001 (UK) morePlot:
Five Yorkshiremen try to survive after the British Rail is bought out by a private company. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
Awards:
3 wins & 3 nominations moreUser Comments:
Solid and good moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Dean Andrews | ... | John | |
| Thomas Craig | ... | Mick (as Tom Craig) | |
| Joe Duttine | ... | Paul | |
| Steve Huison | ... | Jim | |
| Venn Tracey | ... | Gerry | |
| Andy Swallow | ... | Len | |
| Sean Glenn | ... | Harpic | |
| Charlie Brown | ... | Jack | |
| Juliet Bates | ... | Fiona | |
| John Aston | ... | Bill Walters | |
| Graham Heptinstall | ... | Owen | |
| Angela Saville | ... | Tracy | |
| Clare McSwain | ... | Lisa | |
| Megan Topham | ... | Chloe | |
| Abigail Pearson | ... | Eve |
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Rated R for language and some sexuality.Parents Guide:
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96 minLanguage:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15 | USA:RFilming Locations:
Loughborough Great Central Station, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, UK moreMOVIEmeter: 
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[Harpic is reading a briefing to his staff about the new rules under privatization]Harpic: Oh, now listen, now this really *is* important: "Deaths must be kept to an acceptable level".
Gerry: What's "an acceptable level"?
Harpic: Er, "two a year".
Gerry: But nobody's been killed for the past eighteen months.
Jim: Any volunteers?
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Ken Loach is known for his political/social films. This one is no different. The story of the consequences of the privation of British Rail is told through the eyes of the simple workers. They are the one who suffer the most from it. Loach is very sympathetic to them and doesn't hide it. In his opinion they are the "good guys". He tells their story with humor which draw us to their side. There is nothing wrong about that because he is right, they are the good guys.
Loach is also cleverly draw the impact privation have on the safety matters in this case and the unnecessary death it brings. As usual Loach uses a lot of non-professional actors and they do a very good job and we feel very close to them because they seem real and the problems they are facing seem also real.
This is a good film. No fireworks here, but a solid piece of work. The ending is a bit of disappointment, because it hangs in the air with no conclusion. And sometime all we need is a solid film. Just go and see it.