The read
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A group of four siblings reunite in Glasgow on the eve of their mother's funeral, and the children mourn their mother's passing in a variety of ways—sometimes heartfelt, sometimes bizarre. As a potential thunderstorm threatens to damage the city, the situation compounds itself.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
40 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter MullanWriter
- Peter MullanDirector
- Craig ArmstrongOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Douglas HenshallMichael
- Gary LewisThomas
- Rosemarie StevensonSheila
- Stephen McColeJohn
- Ann SwanMother of Family
- Frank GallagherTanga
- Alex NortonHanson
- Dave AndersonUncle Ian
- Malcolm ShieldsDD Duncan
- Laura O'DonnellCarole
- John ComerfordEd, Carole's Dad
- Deirdre DavisAlison, Carole's Mum
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Themes
funeralscotlandchurchdrive by shootingdouble barreled shotgundestroyed church