Ratcatcher

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-11-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, France

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (5462 Reviews)

Director:

Lynne Ramsay

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Tommy Flanagan Mandy Matthews William Eadie Michelle Stewart

Writer:

Lynne Ramsay

Fullplot:

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?

Comments:

Architecto quas porro quaerat. Eligendi incidunt reiciendis quis ab porro. Facilis nesciunt rerum tempora dicta suscipit repudiandae. Sit aliquam perspiciatis fuga veniam.

By:

Karina Martin

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