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A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, Metacritic 77/100. Scores higher than 87% of the 1,874 1990s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the canal where he creates a world of his own. He finds an awkward tenderness with Margaret Anne, a vulnerable 14 year old expressing a need for love in all the wrong ways, and befriends Kenny, who possesses an unusual innocence in spite of the harsh surroundings.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic77/100
250 audience votes
Key crew
- Lynne RamsayDirector
- Lynne RamsayWriter
- Rachel PortmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- William EadieJames
- Tommy FlanaganDa
- Mandy MatthewsMa
- Michelle StewartEllen
- Lynne Ramsay Jr.Anne Marie
- Leanne MullenMargaret Anne
- John MillerKenny
- Jackie QuinnMrs Quinn
- James RamsayMr Quinn
- Anne McLeanMrs Fowler
- Craig BonarMatt Monroe
- Andrew McKennaBilly
Themes
scotlandglasgow, scotland1970sneighborcanalwoman directorescapism
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