Four siblings gathered together for their mother's funeral in Glasgow face individual torments over night during a tumultuous storm that rips the roof off the church.
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Cast
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| Douglas Henshall | ... | Michael | |
| Gary Lewis | ... | Thomas | |
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Rosemarie Stevenson | ... | Sheila |
| Stephen McCole | ... | John | |
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Ann Swan | ... | Mother of Family |
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Gilbert Martin | ... | Frank |
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Jan Wilson | ... | Sandra (Woman in Bar) |
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Lenny Mullan | ... | Julian (Bar Manager) |
| Malcolm Shields | ... | Duncan | |
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June Brogan | ... | Mona |
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Paul Doonan | ... | Lenny (Duncan's brother) |
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Linda Jane Devlin | ... | Evelyn (Waitress in Bar) (as Linda Cuthbert) |
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Lex Keith | ... | Self |
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Hugh Ferris | ... | Self |
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Joel Strachan | ... | Neil (Lad in Toilet) |
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Four siblings gathered together for their mother's funeral in Glasgow face individual torments over night during a tumultuous storm that rips the roof off the church.
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Country:
UKLanguage:
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7 May 1999 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Ett sista farväl See more »Filming Locations:
Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UKEdit
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Opening Weekend USA:
$16,098, 12 March 2000Gross USA:
$54,754Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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1.85 : 1
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Written by Mike Hazlewood, Albert Hammond
Performed by Gary Lewis
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Peter Mullan was horrified to learn that the film's production company, FilmFour, had accidentally burned over 30 minutes of footage. This was due to a clerical error. See more »Soundtracks
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Having recently seen 'My name is Joe' I was looking forward to Peter Mullin's directorial debut but this movie disappoints. What is the point of this movie? If it's a comedy then it's not very funny (but it has one brilliant scene). It's difficult at times to work out what's meant to be funny and what's meant to be serious. If it's a social commentary then it fails to impart a coherent message. The lasting impression is that Glasgow is a bleak and violent city (as if we didn't know this). The acting varied from very good (most of the main characters were well played) to amateurish (several bit parts were badly acted). I left the theatre promising to write this review quickly before I forgot what the movie was about. I gave it 6/10. Go see it on a rainy afternoon in Glasgow.