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Neds (2010) 6.9
Encompassed by violent street gangs, neglectful parents, bullying teachers and a dearth of positive role models, a studious but emotionally abandoned kid turns thug. Director:Peter MullanWriter:Peter Mullan |
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Conor McCarron | ... |
John McGill
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Greg Forrest | ... |
Young John
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Joe Szula | ... |
Benny McGill
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Mhairi Anderson | ... |
Elizabeth
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Gary Milligan | ... |
Canta
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John Joe Hay | ... |
Fergie
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Christopher Wallace | ... |
Wee T
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Richard Mack | ... |
Gerr
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Paul Smith | ... |
Key Man
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Khai Nugent | ... |
Tam
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Ryan Walker | ... |
Sparra
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Lee Fanning | ... |
Minty
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Ross Greig | ... |
Fifey
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Greg McCreadie | ... |
Tora
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Scott Ingram | ... |
Casper
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Encompassed by violent street gangs, neglectful parents, bullying teachers and a dearth of positive role models, a studious but emotionally abandoned kid turns thug.
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Some people need to be taught a lesson.Genres:
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Release Date:
20 April 2011 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Chuligani See more »Filming Locations:
Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UKBox Office
Opening Weekend:
£283,210 (UK) (21 January 2011)Gross:
£632,204 (UK) (28 January 2011)Company Credits
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The film uses "Non-Educated DelinquentS" as a "backronym" for "neds" as it is commonly used in modern day Scotland since the 90s. The English equivalent is chav. Many people including police officials and politicians (including famously Rosie Kane MSP) have discussed the term ned using this definition. As the term ned has been used far longer and dates back to the 19th century according to the OED it is not proven that this is the true origin of the term. See more »Goofs
The film is set in 1973. In the disco scene, "Teenage Rampage" by The Sweet is one of the records played. "Teenage Rampage" was released in January 1974. The band's previous single, "Ballroom Blitz" (September 1973) would fit with the film's chronology, but "Teenage Rampage" is better suited to the narrative which may explain the decision to use the later recording. See more »Quotes
Mr. Holmes: Well, you two better keep eating your porridge, 'cause it looks as if the future of the human race is gonna depend on you.See more »
STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning
John (Connor McCarron) excels as a child in his studies, but the rough, hard environment around him soon has an effect on his personal character and, as he grows up in 1970s Glasgow, he moulds into one of the pack, as problems at home and school breed the violent character within him, going up against the hard drinking, knife wielding thugs that are the sworn enemies of the hard drinking, knife wielding thugs he's in with.
Glasgow still holds the notorious accolade of being 'the knife crime capital of Great Britain', so this could have been just as hard hitting and unflinching as it was setting out to be being a modern day drama. Instead, director Peter Mullan has presented a sprawling, overlong if I'm brutally honest, exploration of a young man's despairing, senseless dessension into mindless thuggery, possibly based on his own experiences. As a result of this, it comes off as very hard to get into to start with, lost as it is in it's own mood, atmosphere and style. But it's these same things that somehow manage to make it a more absorbing experience if you stick with it long enough, slowly drawing you into the life of this troubled character and the various ups and downs he encounters as he trawls through the rough landscape of his youth. Still, this feels like quite an undisciplined effort from Mullan, which veers into outlandish, arty moments (such as the lead character duking it out with the Lord Jesus Christ) that only serve to make it an even more alienating experience than it already is. ***