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Synopsis: Glasgow, summer, 1973. Dustmen are striking; bags of garbage add to the blight of council flats and a fetid canal. Ryan, who's about 12, drowns during a play fight with his neighbor, the jug-eared James. James runs home, a flat where he lives with his often-drunk da, his ma, and sisters, who live in hope of moving to newly-built council flats. The slice-of-life, coming-of-age story follows James as he tags along with the older lads; has a friendship with his quirky wee rodent-loving neighbor, Kenny; spends time with Margaret Anne, myopic, slightly older, the local sexual punching bag; and, has a moment or two of joy. The strike may end, but is there any way out for James?
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Lynne Ramsay
Production: G2 Films
  12 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Metacritic:
76
Rotten Tomatoes:
84%
NOT RATED
Year:
1999
94 min
1,091 Views


Who is it, Margaret Anne?

It's you, Tommy.

Just f*** off.

- Not bad, girl. One out of four.

- Leave me alone.

Your breath stinks. Piss off.

Piss off.

Don't you want a shot, man?

- Go on.

- Come on, on you go.

Hurry up. Go for it.

Go for it.

Go on.

Scared of the bird?

Whip it out.

- We've been there, done that.

- Got the T-shirt.

Hey, man, you okay?

What's it like down there?

He boldly went

where no man's gone before.

Call an ambulance for that guy.

Feather duster.

Push the cobwebs away.

- What was that?

- He stuck his two fingers up at us.

Hi, Lisa. Hi, Leanne.

Margaret, is it all right if I leave her

here? My ma will be back soon.

Lisa, don't play in the rubbish.

Where are you going?

Piss off.

I'm telling my ma on you.

I can do what I like.

It's a free country.

There's no way you're getting

on this bus with me. Go home. Beat it.

- Have you got a boyfriend?

- It's none of your business.

Look at the state of your knees.

They're pure black.

No, they're not.

Look, go home. You're not getting

on this bus with me.

- Just tell me where you're going.

- No, I'm not telling you nothing.

- Can I have a ten pence, please?

- Where are you going?

- Can I have a ten pence, please?

- Where are you going, son?

Here.

Just go on. Go on.

Okay, son, that's as far as I go.

This is the end of my line.

Are you getting off or what?

- You know I love you, don't you?

- Oh, go away.

Come here, gorgeous.

I'm always gorgeous

when you're half drunk.

Your ma...

is one in a million.

Da, shut up.

I'm trying to watch this.

Your ma is one in a million.

Look at him.

Anne, have you seen my cigarettes?

Ow, it's stinging!

It's nowhere near your eyes.

Get up.

They're not here.

- Scottish League Division Two,

- I was watching that.

Stirling Albion 20, Selkirk 0.

You jerk.

What?

Come here, you.

You've been scratching and all.

No, I haven't.

- Your head's crawling.

- No, it's not.

James, sit.

Where are my cigarettes?

Has anyone seen my cigarettes?

If you'd open your eyes,

you might find them.

They're over there.

I looked there.

There's your wages, sweetheart.

You want me to leave

a couple of cigarettes for you?

No, that's all right.

I've got some.

Okay, see you later.

James, take this trash down.

You take it down!

I got them from you,

you little cow.

Shut up!

Ma, he was scratching before me.

Take her out now

and get her ready, will you?

Ma, have you heard anything

about the new house yet?

No, sweetie, we're still waiting.

Keep your head down.

- Can I see it?

- Stay still.

What do they look like?

I can't see anything.

- Look.

Is that it?

James, you're gonna catch

lung cancer.

- Is that right, Kenny?

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Lynne Ramsay

Lynne Ramsay (born 5 December 1969) is a Scottish film director, writer, producer, and cinematographer best known for the feature films Ratcatcher, Morvern Callar, We Need to Talk About Kevin and You Were Never Really Here. Her films are marked by a fascination with children and young people and the recurring themes of grief, guilt and death and its aftermath. They are low on dialogue and explicit story exposition, and instead use images, vivid details, music and sound design to create their worlds. In April 2013 she was selected as a member of the main competition jury at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. In 2015, she was named as a member of the jury for the main competition at the 2015 Venice Film Festival. more…

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