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Two teenage boys in Scotland in 1994, best friends with no control over their lives, risk everything to attend an illegal rave, hoping for the best night of their boring lives.

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Johnno
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Spanner
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Alison
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Robert
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D-Man
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Laura
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Cat
Rachel Jackson ...
Wendy
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Fido
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Les
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Sergeant Ian Black
Josh Whitelaw ...
Gary
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PC Billy Moncreif
Patrick McAlindon ...
Connor
Martin Donaghy ...
Colin
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John P. Arnold ...
Riot Police Officer
Stuart Henderson Comedian ...
Peter (creditOnly)
Ben Bradley ...
Policeman (uncredited)
Richard Brooks ...
Rick (uncredited)
Kimber Closson ...
Pool Hall Player (uncredited)

Directed by

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Brian Welsh

Written by

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Kieran Hurley ... (based on a play by)
 
Kieran Hurley ... (co-writer)
 
Brian Welsh ... (co-writer)

Produced by

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Camilla Bray ... producer
Will Clarke ... executive producer
Leslie Finlay ... executive producer
Peter Hampden ... executive producer
Andy Mayson ... executive producer
Eimhear McMahon ... line producer
Scott Meek ... executive producer
Norman Merry ... executive producer
Mike Runagall ... executive producer
Steven Soderbergh ... executive producer

Music by

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Stephen Hindman
Penelope Trappes

Cinematography by

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Benjamin Kracun

Editing by

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Robin Hill

Editorial Department

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Alexander Crone ... technical operator
Michael Hopkins ... digital intermediate assistant
Clarissa Jean-Jacques ... technical operator
Lisa Jordan ... facility director: LipSync Post
Lizzie Newsham ... digital intermediate coordinator
Tom Russell ... colourist
Robert Wareing ... assistant post producer
Neil Williams ... assembly editor / first assistant editor

Casting By

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Caroline Stewart

Production Design by

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Víctor Molero ... production designer

Art Direction by

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Stephen Mason

Costume Design by

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Carole Millar ... (as Carole K. Millar)

Makeup Department

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Amy Buchanan ... daily make up artist
Nicola Muldoon ... daily make up artist
Katherine Rayner ... makeup artist
Heather Schreuder ... make up trainee
Rachael Speke ... hair designer / makeup designer

Production Management

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Stewart Forrest ... unit manager
Rosanagh Griffiths ... post production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Wendy Ashman ... second assistant director
Iona Bannerman ... runner/driver
Harry Boyd ... 1st ad: prep
Callum Bruce ... daily floor runner
David Gilchrist ... 1st ad: prep
Henry Jay Gordon ... third assistant director
Katharine K.K. Kennedy ... crowd casting / crowd second assistant director
Elena Lerones ... daily floor runner
Allan Macleod ... daily floor runner
Fraser Malcolm ... additional third assistant director
Katri A. Vanhatalo ... daily floor runner (as Katri Vanhatalo)
Alan J. Wands ... first assistant director
Kyle Williams ... key set production assistant

Art Department

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Stuart Anderson ... art department daily
Phil Bowen ... construction
Paul Colburn ... stagehand
Paul Curren ... painter
Sam Curren ... painter
Fiona Donnelly ... dressing props: dailies
Jake Drummond ... carpenter
Nathan Elliot ... art department assistant daily
Nathan Elliott ... art department assistant
Rob Evans ... dressing props
John Felix ... standby props
Chloe Frizzell ... petty cash buyer
Alexa Galea ... lead graphic designer
Robert Gee ... construction
Caroline Grebbell ... standby art director
McKenzie Harris ... carpenter
Richard Hassall ... construction
Stuart Kennedy ... carpenter
David Macleod ... standby props
Joan Martí ... concept artist
Thomas Rory Moss ... carpenter
Lee Porter ... production buyer
David Richmond ... carpenter
Alex Robertson ... assistant construction manager
Tony Sheridan ... property master
Rachel Smith ... art department assistant
Jason Strachan ... stagehand
Danny Sumsion ... construction manager
Rory Thomson ... stagehand
Camy White ... dressing props
Craig Wright ... graphics assistant

Sound Department

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David Bowtle-McMillan ... production sound mixer (as David McMillan) / sound mixer (as David McMillan)
Gary Doig ... sound maintenance engineer
Robert Farr ... re-recording mixer
Vladimir Kerkez ... foley recordist
Conor McAleese ... sound assistant
Christer Melén ... sound effects editor
Gavin Rose ... dialogue editor
Aleksandra Stojanovic ... foley artist
Joakim Sundström ... supervising sound editor

Visual Effects by

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Justin Chc ... Vfx
Sally Goldberg ... vfx
John Hardwick ... visual effects supervisor: IAC
Will Hardwick ... digital compositor: IAC
Ian Helliwell ... Crystallization
Brad Lucas ... digital compositor
Ivor Middleton ... Vfx
Nicky Smith ... weirdcore
Stephanie Jean Staunton ... digital compositor: IAC

Stunts

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Olivia Bird ... stunt double: Niyah
EmmaClaire Brightlyn ... fight coordinator
Andy Goodall ... assistant stunt coordinator
David Goodall ... fight arranger

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jean Ash ... camera trainee
Marc Campbell ... digital imaging technician: dailies
Jack Cocker ... epk
Erin Currie ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Ronan Devlin ... assistant grip / grip trainee
Laura Dinnett ... second assistant camera
Andrew Michael Fletcher ... b camera/steadicam operator
Jenna Gahagan ... b camera first assistant
Jon Garwes ... first assistant camera
George Geddes ... 2nd unit operator
Alan Gilmour ... camera truck driver
James Gilmour ... electrician
Stephen Gordon ... camera truck driver
Clyde Jones ... b camera: second assistant camera - dailies
Fric López Verdeguer ... grip
Jon Maskell ... camera truck driver
Craig McLellan ... electrician
Grant McPhee ... digital imaging technician
Scott Napier ... gaffer
Colin Price ... best boy
Josh Rowe ... camera trainee daily
Tom Shimandle ... electrician
Jon Towler ... board op / console operator
Mihail Ursu ... camera trainee
Billy Wilson ... rigger
David Wilson ... electrician

Casting Department

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Ross Barratt ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Jade McNaughton ... key costumer
Cristina Vizireanu ... costume assistant: additional

Location Management

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Chris Cameron ... location scout
Robbie Kirkpatrick ... location manager
Caterina Vengeance-Garton ... location assistant

Music Department

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Phil Canning ... music supervisor
Piers Martin ... music supervisor
Keith McIvor ... music director

Script and Continuity Department

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Margaret Graham ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Jerry Organ ... vehicle coordinator

Additional Crew

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Debbie Banbury-Morley ... clearances
Tom Burke ... Designer: LipSync Design
Neil Cairns ... production accountant
Janelle Couper ... accounts assistant
Kirsty Dyer ... production runner
Zoe Flower ... unit publicist
Karina Gechtman ... Head of International Marketing and Publicity: Altitude
Zoe Gilchrist ... assistant production coordinator
Julia Hall ... senior designer: LipSync Design
Glynn Henderson ... health and safety risk advisor
Gursharn Khaira ... head of legal and business affairs: Altitude
Shona Mackenzie ... production coordinator
Josh Mandel ... festival consultant
Mairi Ritchie ... health and safety advisor
Malcolm Rumbles ... floor runner
Chloe Tetu ... Design Coordinator: LipSync Design
Jack Thomas-O'Brien ... assistant to producer and director
Howard Watkins ... Head of Design: LipSync Design
Kyle Williams ... floor runner
Paul Zieleniec ... assistant accountant / assistant production accountant
Matt Jarman ... audio description (uncredited)
Rob Smith ... brainstormer (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Two best friends in a small Scottish town in the summer of '94 who head out for one last night together before life takes them in different directions. Going to an illegal rave, the boys journey into an underworld of anarchy, freedom and collision with the law as they share a night that they will never forget. Written by Anonymous

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Also Known As
  • Reivas (Lithuania)
  • Рейв (Russia)
  • ビート -心を解き放て- (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Lüktetés (Hungary)
  • Ritem udarcev (Slovenia)
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  • 101 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia The Hula girl ornament in D-Man's car was actually in the car from another film, Anna and the Apocalypse (2017), where the same car was used. See more »
Goofs In the "motorway" scene, immediately after D-Man is put in the boot of the Volvo, a Mk7 Ford Transit minibus drives past - a vehicle which didn't exist until 2006. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Beats (2019, Scottish) (2019). See more »
Crazy Credits The film has a 'text ending', which reveals the eventual fates of its principle characters. See more »
Quotes Spanner: That was pure magic back there, Johnno.
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