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James' family live in a poor neighborhood of Glasgow in the late 1970s. While they wait for relocation to a nicer part of town, James makes do with playing by the canal with Margaret Anne and Kenny. Margaret Anne is older, and willing to sleep with the local boys for a bit of affection, while Kenny loves animals, but is slow-witted. As the garbage piles up during a prolonged strike by the garbage collectors, James dreams of a better life and tries to escape the realities of his family and personal tragedies. As his family's dream of moving to a new home slowly fades, James also finds himself increasingly estranged from his loved ones and surroundings. The only place where he can find any solace is in a half-constructed housing subdivision in the pastoral suburbs--a bus journey away--for it is here where James feels he truly belongs.
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Logline: |
A look at a 12 year old Glasgow boy growing up in a working class neighborhood. |
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| Genres: |
Art/Foreign and Drama |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 37 min. |
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| Release Date: |
October 13, 2000 Limited; January 1, 1999 |
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| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
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| Distributors: |
First Look Pictures
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| Production Co.: |
Merchant/Ivory Productions, Lazennec, Les Productions Lazennec, Le Studio Canal Plus, BBC Films, Arts Council of England, Holy Cow Films
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$216,781 |
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| Filming Locations: |
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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| Produced in: |
United Kingdom |
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