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In British television writer-director Kevin Allen's feature film debut, the industrial town of Swansea, Wales, is viewed through the post-punk lens of disaffected youth. Lower-class, crude, drug-addle... read more read more...d brothers Julian and Jeremy (played by real-life brothers Llyr Evans and Rhys Ifans), steal cars, smoke dope, and terrorize the town on their joy rides. They are thought to be twins but really aren't. Their father Fatty (Hugh Ceredig) is injured while working for corrupt contractor Bryn Cartwright (William Thomas). Jeremy and Julian want to be compensated with money for their dad's injuries, but Cartwright refuses. Posing as a respectable businessman, he is actually a drug trafficker in cahoots with two corrupt policemen, Greyo (Dorien Thomas) and Terry (Dougray Scott). Greyo is smitten with the brothers' sister, who is a prostitute. The "twins" go after Cartwright and his associates with a vengeance, inflicting sick brutalities on their pets and their families. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 39 min.

Directed by: Kevin Allen, Ian Madden

Release Date: May 9, 1997

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DVD Release Date: October 22, 1997

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  • SirPant
    September 23, 2009
    SirPant
    It?s ok but overrated. I don?t like Rhys Ifans much!
  • stuartb1234
    July 26, 2007
    stuartb1234
    Excellent movie, laugh out loud funny with some great lines.
  • Lemure
    July 25, 2009
    Lemure
    He won't pay their Dad compensation, they piss on his daughter, he beats them up, they kill his dog, he kills their family, they kill him. Bleak, depressing film with no likeable characters and constant swearing. It also put me off ever going to Swansea in my life ever.
  • DrLappos
    July 16, 2009
    DrLappos
    If ever there was a film that makes me smile it is this one. One of the best British films that have ever been made. Its hilarious, the story is brilliant and the acting is just phenominal...........Dougray Scott is the best bent copper I have seen for years.

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Michael Dequina
January 13, 2004
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

It is extremely difficult to really care about what is going on because the two main characters are so unpleasant. Full Review

Luanne Brown
October 19, 2002
Luanne Brown, Chico Enterprise-Record

A wacky and wild look at life in Wales.

Jeff Vice
January 1, 2000
Jeff Vice, Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Degenerate might be the perfect way to describe the film, which has no moral center and can't manage to create any sympathetic characters. Full Review

Derek Elley
March 26, 2009
Derek Elley, Variety

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April 25, 2003
Globe and Mail

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Jeff Strickler
November 6, 2002
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Desson Thomson
January 22, 2002
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

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Kevin Thomas
February 14, 2001
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

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Lawrence Van Gelder
January 1, 2000
Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times

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Susan Stark
January 1, 2000
Susan Stark, Detroit News

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