16 Years of Alcohol (2003)

16 years of alcohol is about a skinhead named Frankie; his violent childhood, alcoholism and his love for Ska.

Director:

Richard Jobson

Writer:

Richard Jobson

Stars:

Kevin McKidd, Laura Fraser, Susan Lynch

4 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin McKidd	...	Frankie
Laura Fraser	...	Helen
Susan Lynch	...	Mary
Stuart Sinclair Blyth	...	Miller
Michael Moreland	...	Budgie
Russell Anderson	...	Kill
Iain De Caestecker	...	Frankie - Boy
Lewis Macleod	...	Frankie's Father (as Lewis MacLeod)
Lisa May Cooper	...	Frankie's Mother
Ewen Bremner	...	Jake
Allison McKenzie	...	Dad's Lover
Jim Carter	...	Director
Gerald Lepkowski	...	Male Actor
Marcia Rose	...	Female Actor
Noof Ousellam	...	Rival Gang Boy 1 (as Naoufal Ousellam)

Storyline

16 years of alcohol is about a skinhead named Frankie; his violent childhood, alcoholism and his love for Ska.

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Plot Keywords:

skinhead | alcoholism | underage drinking | sex standing up | sex in public | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language, some violent content and sexual material

Did You Know?

Quotes

Frankie: It feel suddenly as if all the clocks stopped ticking and the world stops moving. That there isn't, the hate, the end, of good. What are you left with? Other than this, thing called hope. I knew all along that I didn't understand it. This was a charade. Not a place where people want things, but a place where people lost, and lost badly."

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Connections

References Enter the Dragon (1973)

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Soundtracks

I Dream A Highway
Written by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
Performed by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

User Reviews

Give the guy a break, it was quite good

I'm not a huge film buff but I went to see a screening of this film at the GFT in Glasgow on Monday and Richard Jobson was giving a Q & A afterwards.

Thought his answers to the audience were good and definitely helped make sense of the film a bit much. He made some really good points about the types of films coming out of Scotland these days and how he was trying to get away from that drab reality style we're used to seeing.

it's worth seeing anyway, I wouldn't write it off straight away.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 July 2004 (UK)

Also Known As:

16 años de alcohol

Filming Locations:

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,863, 20 March 2005

Gross USA:

$8,046

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$8,046

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tartan Works Ltd.

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1