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Sweet Sixteen

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7.4/10
15K
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Sweet Sixteen (2002)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
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15K
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    • Ken Loach
    • Paul Laverty(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Martin Compston
    • Michelle Coulter
    • Annmarie Fulton
    • Ken Loach
    • Paul Laverty(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Martin Compston
    • Michelle Coulter
    • Annmarie Fulton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 81User reviews
    • 82Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
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    Martin Compston and Annmarie Fulton in Sweet Sixteen (2002)
    Martin Compston in Sweet Sixteen (2002)
    Martin Compston in Sweet Sixteen (2002)
    Ken Loach and Martin Compston in Sweet Sixteen (2002)
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    Martin Compston
    Martin Compston
    • Liam
    Michelle Coulter
    • Jean
    Annmarie Fulton
    • Chantelle
    William Ruane
    William Ruane
    • Pinball
    Michelle Abercromby
    • Suzanne
    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
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      • Paul Laverty(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The word "fuck" and its variations are used 313 times.
    • Connections
      Featured in Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      The Arrival of the Night Queen
      from The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as Mozart)

      Performed by Failoni Kamerazenekar (as Failoni Orchestra, Budapest) and Helen Kwon

      Licensed courtesy of HNH International Ltd

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    7/10
    A slice of bitter Glasgow life
    A typically excellent Ken Loach dramatic testament to the plight of the common man, "Sweet Sixteen" brings the forces of adversity and the futility of naive courage into bold relief with this hopeful examination of one boy's struggle to make a better life for himself and his loser mother. Don't look for a happy ending to this dreary, drab but compelling drama which could easily be labeled a "downer". Recommended only for realists into foreign films. (B+)

    Note - This film does have English subtitles making it more user friendly for those who find the thick Scot dialect difficult to understand.
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    • Release date
      • October 4, 2002 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • Spain
      • Lions Gate Films (United States)
      • English
      • Scots
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      • Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
    • Production companies
      • Alta Films
      • BBC Films
      • Road Movies Filmproduktion
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    • 1 hour 46 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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