Sweet Sixteen (2002/I)

Director:

Ken Loach

Writer:

Paul Laverty (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 October 2002 (Ireland)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

It's you and Liam, against the world.

Plot:

Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Money | Drug Dealing | Arm In Cast | Knife

Awards:

9 wins & 16 nominations

Cast

Martin Compston	...	Liam
William Ruane	...	Pinball
Annmarie Fulton	...	Chantelle
Michelle Abercromby	...	Suzanne
Michelle Coulter	...	Jean
Gary McCormack	...	Stan
Tommy McKee	...	Rab
Calum McAlees	...	Calum
Robert Rennie	...	Scullion
Martin McCardie	...	Tony
Robert Harrison	...	Tony's gang
George McNeilage	...	Tony's gang
Rikki Traynor	...	Tony's gang
Jon Morrison	...	Douglas
Junior Walker	...	Night-time
Gary Maitland	...	Side-kick
Scott Dymond	...	Davi-Vampire
Mark Dallas	...	Pizza Boy
Stephen McGivern	...	Pizza Boy
Robert Muir	...	Pizza Boy
Matt Costello	...	Motorbike Policeman
Sandy Hewitt	...	Truck Driver
Mercy	...	Three Legged Dog
Lily Smart	...	Barmaid
Bruce Sturrock	...	Caravan Site Manager
William Cassidy	...	Mugger
Robert McFadyen	...	Mugger
Stephen Purdon	...	Mugger
Tony Collins	...	Cold Pizza Man
Marie Shankley	...	Woman on stairs
Louise Anderson
Jackie Baker
David Charles
Donna Clark
Robert Cowan
Samuel Cowan
Tracey Cowan
Anastacia Davies
James Doherty
Daniel Donnelly
Sally Fisher
Lynn Gardiner
Elizabeth Gatens
Christopher Graham
Michael Graham
Martin Gribbin
Darnell Hooks
Thomas Hopkins
Jean Keenan
Ann Marie Lafferty		(as Anne-Marie Lafferty)
Ann Lynch
Gina McGee
Tommy McKinla
Theresa McNeil
Daniel McDermid
Donald McPhil
Robbie Meldrum
Maryanne Melvin
David Miller
Len Mullen
Summer Murray
Eileen O'Connor
Catherine O'Donaghue
Sharon Owens
Craig Park
Jean Robertson
Kieran Rowe
Mary Scott
Kenneth Shand
John Simpson
James Storey
Brian Strachan
Cherenay Strand
Jackie Sutherland
Kyle Turner
Chris Walker
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Barry Cameron	...	Clubber (uncredited)

Directed by
Ken Loach

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Paul Laverty		screenplay

Produced by
Michael André	....	co-producer
Ulrich Felsberg	....	co-producer
Peter Gallagher	....	line producer
Gerardo Herrero	....	co-producer
Rebecca O'Brien	....	producer
Luke Schiller	....	german production: I.P.S. Berlin

Original Music by
George Fenton

Cinematography by
Barry Ackroyd

Film Editing by
Jonathan Morris

Production Design by
Martin Johnson

Art Direction by
Fergus Clegg

Costume Design by
Carole K. Millar

Makeup Department
Kamaura Eley	....	assistant hair stylist
Sarah Fidelo	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jim Chad	....	trainee assistant director
David Gilchrist	....	first assistant director
Elaine MacKenzie	....	assistant director
Michael Queen	....	assistant director

Art Department
Adam Alexander	....	dressing props
Sandy Borthwick	....	painter
Phil Bowen	....	carpenter
Julie Ann Horan	....	assistant art director
William Maxwell	....	stand-by carpenter
Campbell Mitchell	....	stand-by props
Lee Porter	....	prop buyer
Alex Robertson	....	carpenter
Danny Sumsion	....	construction manager
Ben Johnson	....	daily dressing props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Julie Ankerson	....	foley artist
Ray Beckett	....	sound mixer
Kieran Boyne	....	sound assistant
Kevin Brazier	....	supervising sound editor
Robert Brazier	....	foley re-recording mixer
Wayne Brooks	....	sound effects editor
John Fewell	....	foley artist
Graham V. Hartstone	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter Murphy	....	boom operator (as Pete Murphy)
Mark Sheffield	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Wolf Bosse	....	special effects
Perry Costello	....	armourer

Visual Effects by
Duc Minh Tran	....	digital artist

Stunts
Stuart Clark	....	stunts
George Cottle	....	stunts
Jim Dowdall	....	stunt coordinator
Dave Fisher	....	stunts
Richard Hammatt	....	stunts
Paul Heasman	....	stunt coordinator
Derek Lea	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Joss Barratt	....	still photographer
Julie Bills	....	clapper loader
Robert Fernandes	....	electrician
Carl Hudson	....	focus puller
Paul Murphy	....	gaffer
Georg Nonnenmacher	....	best boy
Julia Robinson	....	clapper loader

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Deidre Johnston	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Paul Clegg	....	second assistant editor
Shuna Frood	....	post-production coordinator
Anthony Morris	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Simon Chamberlain	....	music producer
George Fenton	....	music producer
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Steve Price	....	music recordist

Transportation Department
Willie Kelly	....	action vehicles (as Willy Kelly)
Tim Schau	....	driver
Mario Simon	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Joanna Ashton-Jones	....	crew member: Road Movies Filmproduktion
Emma Bedford	....	floor runner
Andrew Bonner	....	misc crew
Denise Booth	....	crew member: Road Movies Filmproduktion
Martin Butterworth	....	title designer
Frank Graf	....	crew member: Road Movies Filmproduktion
Abigail Howkins	....	production coordinator
Elizabeth Hurley	....	production accountant
Brian Kaczynski	....	location manager
James Lemus	....	craft service
Susanna Lenton	....	script supervisor
Hailon Li	....	crew member: Road Movies Filmproduktion
Valentina Lori	....	crew member: Road Movies Filmproduktion
Lucy Marr	....	assistant accountant
Pamela Marshall	....	researcher
Beverley Murray	....	production assistant
Karin C. Müller	....	road movies team
Marie A. Nazar	....	publicist
Volker Otte	....	crew member: Road Movies Filmproduktion
Leigh Pickford	....	production assistant
Rainer Pyls	....	crew member: Road Movies Filmproduktion
Virginia Romero	....	staff production associate
Ute Schneider	....	crew member: Road Movies Filmproduktion
Beverley Syme	....	location assistant
Kai-Peter Uhlig	....	crew member: Road Movies Filmproduktion
Jona Wirbeleit	....	production team: Road Movies (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Alta Films
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• Road Movies Filmproduktion
• Scottish Screen
• Sixteen Films
• Tornasol Films

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Diaphana Films (2002) (France) (theatrical)
• Filmcoopi Zürich (2002-2003) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (2002) (UK) (theatrical)
• ottfilm GmbH (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (200?) (Netherlands) (video)
• BIM Distribuzione
• Cine Qua Non Films
• Epix Media (2004) (Germany) (DVD) (rights)
• EuroVideo (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Lions Gate Films (2003) (North America)
• Madman Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (Switzerland) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Cine Image Film Opticals (main and end titles) (digital effects) (opticals)
• Das Werk

Other Companies

• Creative Partnership  title design
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by
• Malde & Co.  auditors
• Pinewood Studios  sound re-recording
• Ruhr Sound Studios  post-production sound services
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong language, drug content and some violence

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

UK | Germany | Spain

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Denmark:11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Italy:T | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 (Inverclyde, Scotland) | UK:18 | USA:R | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Iceland:14 | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Company:

Alta Films

Trivia:

The word "fuck" and its variations are used 313 times.

Movie Connections:

References The Graduate (1967)

Soundtrack:

The Arrival of the Night Queen

A shocking but Brilliant adventure

Sweet Sixteen was for sure shocking but definitely also brilliant, as it portrays a story of violence and sadness in an emotional film of modern day Scotland. Ken Loach has gripped well the idea of suspense by setting it in an unusual situation such as Liam's. This film is packed with all the criminal activities you would find in a film-noir, but also comic scenes and it has a sentimental value of its own which makes it original in all ways. Very well teamed cast and crew that bring the idea and story of the film together to make you think about life in another way. It is definitely a film with a message hidden behind, a not obvious message, but one that can help understand teenage behaviour mixing comedic, violent and dramatic feelings amongst all young people.