Peter Mullan,
Louise Goodall,
David McKay,
Anne-Marie Kennedy,
David Hayman
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Actor Peter Mullan won the 1998 Cannes Film Festival "Best Actor" award with this film, directed by Ken Loach (Carla's Song, Ladybird, Ladybird). The drama is set in Possilpark, one of Glasgow's poore... read more
DVD Release Date: June 15, 1999
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Flixster Reviews (197)
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September 23, 2009Ken Loach is one of the best directors in the world and Peter Mullan is one of the best actors in the world. This was always going to be great. An overlooked classic.
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August 31, 2007peter mullan pulls off one of the best performances i've ever seen as joe, a bruised recovering alcoholic haunted by his addiction and battling the damage done by his former self. a shame that loach's films get so little mainstream press, because this was an oscar-caliber perfor... read more
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June 24, 2007Peter Mullan is stunning as Joe, an unemployed alcoholic trying to stay sober and useful. To every Braveheart lover, this is the real Scotland: poverty, drugs, organized crime and despair. A must-see.
Critic Reviews
May 26, 2006
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
November 21, 2005
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com
Ken Loach at his best.
November 8, 2004
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
powerful and intensely moving
March 3, 2002
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Portrays the invisible class barriers and ways of seeing the world that can hobble the future of hopeful lovers. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It was a good idea having subtitles, because the heavy Scottish accents are very difficult to understand. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
Loach's keen eye for unpolished reality and Mullan's passionate, well-modulated turn keep the film well worth watching. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Dustin Putman, DustinPutman.com
Plays well as both a romance and a portrait of a lonely man coming to terms with the mistakes in his life. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Arthur Lazere, culturevulture.net
Mullan has a combination of good looks, virility, and sensitivity all at once - a terrific package. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Richard Porton, Film Journal International
An uneasy mesh of character-driven privileged moments and occasionally muddled melodrama. Full Review
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